Training in Structural Heart Interventions

Training in structural heart interventions.

O ver the last decade, there have been tremendous advances in our ability to treat valvular heart disease and anatomic cardiac defects utilizing catheter-based approaches. At the same time, the number of patients with acquired valvular heart disease or adult congenital heart disease who may benefit from these procedures has grown at a rapid pace—and will continue to grow with the aging populati...

Hybrid Imaging During Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions

Fusion of different imaging modalities has gained increasing popularity over the last decade. However, most fusions are done between static rather than dynamic images. In order to adequately visualize the complex three-dimensional structures of the beating heart, high-temporal and spatial image resolutions are mandatory. Currently, only the combination of transesophageal echocardiography with f...

Site-Specific Transseptal Puncture for Emerging Structural Heart Interventions

• This article reviews the importance of precision in transseptal puncture to optimize left-sided structural heart procedures such as mitral valve (MV) repair, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion and mitral paravalvular leak closure. In addition, the article discusses the importance of guidance by various views on TEE and ICE and how these imaging modalities help guide site-specific transsept...

Computed Tomography for Structural Heart Disease and Interventions.

Transcatheter cardiac interventions are a fast evolving field. The past decade has seen the development of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement, septal defect closure devices and left atrial appendage closure devices for thromboprophylaxis. More than ever, medical imaging is taking a central role in the care of patients with structural heart ...

Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure.