4th EGY VALVES

The Transcatheter Heart Valve meeting this year will be a hybrid meeting and will cover various aspects. The topics have been carefully selected to cover both the basics and the latest developments in this exciting field.

The progress achieved in transcatheter heart valve therapies over the past few years has been nothing short of outstanding. These outstanding advances are offering an increasing number of patients the opportunity to enjoy life without the disabling burden of untreated valvular heart disease. The success of transcatheter heart valve therapies continues to depend critically on proper patient selection – a process that embraces and benefits from the collective expertise of the Heart Team, operator experience, and substantial improvements in device technology. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has evolved over the past few years from a procedure offered to patients at extremely high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement, to the treatment of choice in a progressively expanding group of patients. Recent improvements in valves and delivery systems coupled with enhanced operators’ skill and expertise have dramatically improved procedural outcomes and decreased the length of hospital stay to 2 to 3 days for most patients. The success of transcatheter heart valve therapies continues to depend critically on proper patient selection – a process that embraces and benefits from the collective expertise of the Heart Team, center and operator experience, and familiarity with various valve platforms.

This meeting aims to address both the basics as well as the latest developments in the field in an interactive fashion that encourages participation from the audience – with emphasis on patient selection, preprocedural planning, step-by-step implantation, practical tips, as well as prevention and management of complications. The meeting will also feature a dedicated training village that offers hands-on simulator-based training and in-depth discussion about different valve platforms available in the region.