Focused on advanced transcatheter leaflet modification techniques, this session explores indications and patient selection for TAV-in-SAV cases in Asian populations. It details the concepts, procedural setup, and material preparation for transcatheter electrosurgery, with in-depth coverage of BASILICA and UNICORN techniques, including step-by-step guidance, recorded cases, troubleshooting,...

Luis Ortega-Paz provides his take on the POPular PAUSE TAVI trial presented by Dirk Jan van Ginkel at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Mirvat Alasnag reviews the OPTIMUM trial, presented by David E. Kandzari, which reports outcomes in a subset of patients who are increasingly seen in modern day catheterization laboratories. It is noteworthy that 1 in 5 patients with left main or multivessel disease are considered surgically ineligible.

Vijay Kunadian provides summaries of study designs and findings in Interventional Cardiology released at the 2021 virtual edition of the American Heart Association Congress. View an infographic of the AVATAR late-breaking trial by Ali Nazmi Calik.

There has been significant expansion in the field of structural heart diseases in the last couple of years, generating an extensive body of evidence and warranting an update to the 2017 Guidelines. Mirvat Alasnag provides an analysis of the updates included in this new document - a joint...

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the EVOLVED trial presented by Marc Dweck at TCT 2024 in Washington.