Didier Tchétché, (Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France) Graduated from the University of Paris V where Dr Tchétché obtained his post-graduate diploma of cardiovascular pathology in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, he completed a 12-month fellowship period in the Hemodynamic and Interventional Cardiology department of Clinique Pasteur in Toulouse and from 2005 to 2007 he was Head Assistant at the intensive care unit of Bichât Hospital in Paris.

In 2008, he joined the interventional cardiovascular group in Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, and he is currently Head of the Structural programme with an experience of more than 5000 TAVI procedures. His main areas of interest are coronary interventions and valvular heart disease. He has been actively involved in many clinical trials involving new technologies and devices in the field of interventional cardiology.

Dr Kendra Grubb is the surgical director of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center. She is also an associate professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.

Kendra is a champion for women's heart disease and is dedicated to improving the lives of all patients through innovation, collaboration and a patient-centred approach to the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Her clinical interests include valve repair or replacement, coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and hybrid coronary revascularization.

Dr Grubb research interests are innovative cardiac surgery technologies. She has led and participated in multiple clinical trials of innovative cardiac surgery technologies, including studies of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), MitraClip percutaneous therapy and the GORE® conformable TAG® thoracic endoprosthesis for the primary treatment of…

Dr Ignacio J Amat Santos is an interventional cardiologist based in Spain. He is currently the director of cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology at Hospital Clínico Valladolid.

Dr Amat Santos is the director of cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology at Hospital Clínico Valladolid. He has clinical and research experience in the percutaneous treatment of coronary and structural heart disease. He is also experienced in clinical cardiology, functional tests and echocardiography.

Dr Amat Santos applied V-WAVE, a device to treat heart failure, for the first time in Europe in his hospital. His scientific activity has given rise to the publication of more than 40 articles and more than a hundred communications in national and international congresses.

Dr Ignacio J Amat-Santos is on the European Cardiology Review Editorial Board.

Darren Mylotte is an Irish cardiologist with specialist expertise in interventional and structural heart disease. He undertook his medical education and early professional training in Ireland before pursuing advanced subspecialty and research training in Europe. His career reflects a strong commitment to academic cardiology, combining clinical excellence with advanced research in transcatheter valve therapies.

Academic History

Dr Mylotte graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Medical School in 2001. He obtained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland in 2004 and subsequently completed the Irish Cardiology Specialist Training Scheme.

In 2010, he was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, based on original research. In addition to his MD, he also undertook doctoral-level research leading to a PhD focused on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)…