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Built to last: lifetime management for durability and beyond
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session addresses the principles of lifetime management aimed at durability and optimal long-term outcomes in complex valvular heart disease cases. Key topics include the critical importance of initial valve choice, practical tips for optimizing paravalvular leak (PVL) management, and advanced strategies for redo transcatheter aortic...
Protect the brain for TAVI - True potential of SENTINEL Cerebral Protection System
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session highlights the critical role of cerebral protection during TAVI procedures by focusing on the SENTINEL Cerebral Protection System. It reviews trends in the United States and Japan, presents clinical outcomes one year post-introduction in Japan, and examines key clinical trials through a meta-analysis comparing...
New horizons in structural heart disease therapy - Cutting-edge stroke prevention devices: WATCHMAN × SENTINEL
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session delves into the advances in stroke prevention for patients undergoing TAVI with atrial fibrillation, focusing on left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and cerebral protection strategies. It highlights the evolving role of WATCHMAN devices and the SENTINEL Cerebral Protection System, emphasising perioperative stroke risk management...
Mastering mitral TEER: guidelines, complex cases, and Asia Pacific insights
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Focused on mastering mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), this session analyzed the 2025 ESC VHD guidelines and their clinical implications. It addressed optimal timing and treatment strategies for severe heart failure beyond the COAPT trial and explored technical solutions for complex anatomies, including customization approaches for...
Coronary access and revascularisation in patients undergoing TAVI: from work-up to lifetime management
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session delves into the comprehensive management of ischemic heart disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). It highlights the critical importance of maintaining coronary access post-TAVI and explores how various valve designs affect coronary accessibility, particularly in cases involving valve-in-valve (TAV-in-TAV) procedures, guiding...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - TAVI basics
13 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session offers a comprehensive overview of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) fundamentals, focusing on CT scan analysis for optimal patient and valve selection, strategies to avoid procedural complications, and approaches to streamline TAVI procedures for improved outcomes.
Mitral TEER masterclass
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Delve into the mitral TEER masterclass focusing on unique anatomical challenges encountered in Asian populations. This session presents complex case studies illustrating device strategies and practical techniques aimed at minimizing complications and optimizing procedural outcomes in anatomically challenging scenarios.
All you need to know about redo TAVI
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This comprehensive session on redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) covers critical aspects beyond coronary obstruction risk, including detailed pre-procedural analysis, valve sizing, and innovative procedural techniques such as leaflet modification and optimal angle placement. Post-procedural considerations like antithrombotic therapy and patient-prosthesis mismatch are also thoroughly...
Miscellaneous complications: my worst nightmare
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Explore the prevention and management of complications arising from transcatheter interventions in structural heart disease through challenging case analyses. This session presents real-world scenarios addressing complications encountered during TAVI, mitral, and tricuspid procedures, highlighting strategies to anticipate and manage these critical events effectively.
Procedural imaging for tricuspid valve interventions
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Dedicated to procedural imaging for tricuspid valve interventions, this session elucidates anatomical and pathophysiological features critical for successful transcatheter procedures. It emphasizes technical aspects of TEE and ICE imaging, including 3D multiplanar reconstruction, and offers case-based learning to refine imaging skills and optimize procedural outcomes.
Introducing the next era of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: an aero-volution in calcium modification
27 Feb 2026 – From Euro4C Annual Meeting
Explore the next era of coronary intravascular lithotripsy featuring innovative technology for calcium modification. This session covers the unique mechanism of action, practical application in complex cases, and recent clinical evidence supporting its safety and efficacy.
Novel Hertz Contact intravascular lithotripsy: calcium fragmentation with zero trade-offs
27 Feb 2026 – From Euro4C Annual Meeting
This session introduces the novel Hertz Contact intravascular lithotripsy system, designed for effective calcium fragmentation without trade-offs. It covers lesion types amenable to treatment, system mechanism, optimization tips, and discusses real-world cases along with supporting clinical trial evidence.
Transcatheter valve-in-valve intervention: LIVE Educational Case from The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Health - Brisbane, Australia
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Review a live educational case from The Prince Charles Hospital focused on transcatheter valve-in-valve intervention, highlighting anatomical challenges, critical CT imaging roles, and meticulous planning to prevent complications and ensure favorable outcomes.
World Heart Day 2025: the Heart Team beyond the Cathlab
29 Sep 2025
September 29th marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of World Heart Day by the World Heart Federation. This day is dedicated to focusing international attention on cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide [1,2]. Today, we highlight the women...
RIVER: Rivaroxaban for valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation
05 Sep 2023
Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the RIVER trial, which were presented by Pedro Gabriel Barros E Silva during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.
Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Bioprosthetic Valves According to Valvular Heart Disease Etiology, and Thrombotic and Bleeding Risks: Insights from...
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REC-CAGEFREE I - Drug-coated balloon angioplasty with rescue stenting versus intended stenting for the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions
08 Sep 2024
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on REC-CAGEFREE I, a multicenter, non-inferiority trial presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.
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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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