TAVI Head-To-Head: Design, Data and Directions for Clinical Practice
In this on-demand version of the live broadcast, chaired by Dr Martin Swaans (St Antonius Hospital, NL), faculty explore the evolving data for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and why we need to improve triaging practices towards the most appropriate interventions.
Leading experts, Prof Sabine Bleiziffer (Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, DE), Prof Vijay Kunadian (Newcastle University, UK) and Dr Marta Sitges (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, ES), discuss valve design and durability, clinical data from the SMART trial presented at ACC 2024 and how we can provide greater access for women in TAVI.
Learning Objectives
- Recall TAVI SMART trial data and the implications on clinical practice
- Describe novel valve designs and the impact on long-term performance
- Develop an expert-led approach to improving equitable access to TAVI
Target Audience
- General Cardiologists
- Echocardiographers
- Physiologists
- Physicians referring patients for TAVI
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Cardiac Surgeons
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Faculty Biographies
Sabine Bleiziffer
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Prof Sabine Bleiziffer is a Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, DE.
She graduated from the University of Leipzig and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.
Prof Bleiziffer focuses on structural valve diseases.
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