TAVI: 60 Second Insights

Published: 28 March 2018

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Overview

A short series of 60-second insight videos on TAVI.

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Part 1

Do you think it is necessary to perform coronary revascularisation pre-TAVR? Do you use FFR/iFR decision-making?

Part 2

Are we ready to be doing TAVR in low risk patients?

Part 3

Which patients are you performing TAVR in now (High/Medium risk)?

Part 4

Which is your preferred valve, and why?

Part 5

How would you recommend someone start a TAVR program?

Part 6

What is the most important clinical trial data and why?

Part 7

What is the biggest innovation in TAVR over the past 12-24 months?

Part 8

What proportion of your patients have a TAVR rather than and surgical AVR?

Faculty Biographies

Nicolas M Van Mieghem

Nicolas M Van Mieghem

Medical Director

Prof Nicolas Maria Van Mieghem is an Interventional cardiologist at Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL decided to pursue a career that would help others. “I enjoy the feeling of being able to help someone or do something important for them". His father was a general cardiologist and one of his biggest influences early in his career.

Prof Van Mieghem initially intended to train as a cardiac surgeon but decided to specialise in interventional cardiology instead, following advice from a mentor. This decision was cemented when he read the first-in-human case report of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Circulation by Alain Cribier in 2002. Prof Van Mieghem believes that great cardiologist genuinely cares for their patients. He names Gary Roubin, Dr Manu Malbrain and Professor Patrick Serruys among his mentors. 

His current research focuses on cerebral embolic protection during TAVI and the search for improved…

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