Refresher Course: Cardiac

RC 2303 - Measuring the heart: a radiologist with a ruler

March 2, 09:30 - 10:30 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Sara Boccalini, Villeurbanne / France
15 min
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  1. To describe the anatomy of the aortic annulus.
  2. To understand the required measurements to plan a TAVR implantation.
  3. To discuss the clinical relevance of accurate TAVR measurements.
15 min
Mitral valve repair
  1. To demonstrate the complex anatomy of the mitral annulus.
  2. To describe potential strategies for mitral valve repair.
  3. To understand the relevance of CT-based measurements for mitral valve interventions.
15 min
LAA closure and pulmonary vein isolation
Hubert Cochet, Pessac / France
  1. To understand the anatomy of the left atrial appendage and pulmonary veins.
  2. To learn about the most common LAA and pulmonary vein interventions.
  3. To discuss the role of pre-interventional imaging for the success of interventions of the left atrium.
10 min
Panel discussion: What do we have to describe? What do we have to measure in structural heart disease?