Valve haemodynamics and long-term durability
TAVI
Case-based Discussion
Room 3
Anchorperson: Philippe Pibarot
Spokesperson: Victoria Delgado
Discussants: Dariusz Dudek, Anna Petronio, Liesbeth Rosseel, Eric Van Belle
Watch this session if you want
- To understand the differences between invasive and echocardiographic measurements of valve gradient
- To put the performance of surgical and transcatheter valves in contemporary perspective
- To learn how to share our current understanding of surgical and transcatheter heart valve durability with your patients
Welcome and session objectives
Victoria Delgado
Why are there differences in echocardiographic and invasive measurements of aortic transvalvular gradients?
Philippe Pibarot
Discussion and audience interaction
Perspectives on the differences in valve gradients for balloon expandable and self-expanding transcatheter heart valves
Amr Abbas
Discussion and audience interaction
Current knowledge concerning structural degeneration of surgical and transcatheter valves
Anna Petronio
Discussion and audience interaction
Interventional techniques that may impact upon transcatheter valve durability
Dan Blackman
Discussion and audience interaction
What should we tell young patients about the durability of bioprosthetic aortic valves?
Eric Van Belle
Discussion and audience interaction
Session evaluation and key learnings
Victoria Delgado
