3136 results for «392»
3136 results
Transcatheter solutions in young and congenital heart disease patients
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session focuses on transcatheter solutions tailored for young and congenital heart disease patients, featuring challenging edge-to-edge repair in extracardiac Fontan physiology, systemic AV valve TEER in congenital anomalies, multidisciplinary management of repaired tetralogy of Fallot with tricuspid regurgitation, innovative TAVI in young congenital patients, and...
TAVI: technical tips and tricks
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session provides practical technical guidance for TAVI procedures emphasizing multimodality imaging for ultra-low contrast implantation, contrast-free techniques tailored for type 0 bicuspid aortic valves, and innovative bailout strategies for rapid pacing failure. It also covers advanced access management approaches in contrast-zero TAVI and current commissural...
TAVI complications - Part 2
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores complex and uncommon complications associated with TAVI procedures, highlighting challenging clinical scenarios such as neurological complications in bicuspid valves, management of critically unstable left ventricles, and outcomes in complex valve interventions. Each topic offers valuable lessons for improving procedural safety and patient outcomes...
Complications of mitral TEER
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses complications associated with mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), showcasing innovative bailout methods such as snare-assisted retrieval of undeployed devices, managing leaflet perforations with latest-generation devices, cases of valve-adjacent tears, mechanical support considerations when pumps fail, and the clinical impact of iatrogenic fossa ovalis...
Thrombotic complications of transcatheter valves
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Focusing on thrombotic complications following transcatheter valve implantation, this session presents a series of complex cases illustrating acute and late thrombotic events, their clinical presentations, and the pivotal role of multimodality imaging in diagnosis and management. Insights include coronary embolism and cardiogenic shock scenarios, emphasizing challenges...
TAVI: coronary protection
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses coronary protection strategies during TAVI procedures, especially in complex scenarios such as valve-in-valve interventions, small annulus, and high-risk anatomy. It covers advanced techniques like BASILICA and bioprosthetic valve fracture, providing expert guidance on overcoming challenges to prevent coronary artery obstruction and optimize procedural...
TAVI-in-TAVI - Part 2
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores the evolving field of TAVI-in-TAVI interventions, presenting complex cases such as transfemoral TAVI-in-TAVI for degenerated transapical clip-fixed valves in transplanted hearts, management of very late TAVI migration in Bentall de Bono patients, TAVI for degenerated Evolut R valves, stepwise approaches to coronary protection...
TAVI: unusual complications - Part 2
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session reviews unusual and severe complications encountered during TAVI procedures, such as aorto-right ventricular fistula, ventricular perforation, and sinus of Valsalva rupture. It highlights percutaneous treatment successes and endovascular interventions, offering critical insights into managing life-threatening procedural complications effectively.
Curious TAVI scenarios - Part 3
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session examines unusual and challenging clinical scenarios following TAVI, including presentations of cyanosis, evolving valvular defects such as growing paravalvular holes, atypical imaging findings, paradoxical transvalvular gradients switching from aortic regurgitation to stenosis resolved by postdilatation, and bicoronary protection techniques in patients with low coronary...
Complications of valve-in-valve TAVI
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the complex complications associated with valve-in-valve TAVI procedures. Topics include delayed coronary compromise, unexpected clinical scenarios, the importance of recognizing surgical bioprosthesis types, the dual role of calcium in TAVI, and intricate left ventricular complications that can arise post valve-in-valve interventions.
Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement: pioneering techniques and solutions for high-risk patients
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores advanced transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement techniques and outcomes. It features cases of TricValve dysfunction due to intrinsic regurgitation, pioneering 'chimney technique' implantation in complex patients, right heart remodeling post-intervention, and innovative solutions including percutaneous heterotopic bicaval valve implantation following pericardiectomy.
Why hypertension is a major unresolved problem
02 Oct 2024
Explore the global challenge of hypertension, affecting one in three adults, and the strategies for screening, diagnosis, and management, including lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy, and device-based treatments, as outlined by Sofie Brouwers.
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BRIGHT-4 – Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial
07 Nov 2022
Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BRIGHT-4 study, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, & simultaneously published in the Lancet.
This study was a randomised control trial designed to assess if bivalirudin plus a high dose infusion for 2-4 hours post PPCI was superior to unfractionated...
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Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology: A pioneer’s view of the historical evolution and future directions
08 Jan 2025
In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.
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Evidence base: A description of the key, so far published, studies in the space of drug coated balloons
23 Jan 2025
Authored by Hector Garcia-Garcia and Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, this article examines pivotal randomized clinical trials on drug-coated balloons in coronary artery disease. It highlights their role in managing in-stent restenosis, de novo small vessel lesions, and large vessel lesions while exploring future directions through ongoing trials.
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NEO-MINDSET: Early withdrawal of aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome
02 Sep 2025
Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the ambitious NEOMINDSET trial, presented by Pedro Lemos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil, during a Late Breaking Trials session at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, and simultaneously published in the New...
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