Transcatheter Aortic and Mitral Valve Interventions Course

This will be an interactive course to introduce surgeons to the rapidly developing world of transcatheter mitral valve intervention. They believe that it is critical for surgeons to be totally involved in these developments. The Heart team approach is critical to the long-term success of this field.

Learning Objectives

• To understand the process of case selection
• To develop expertise in the interpretation of images relevant to transcatheter valve
• To understand the skill set required to be proficient at transcatheter procedures on the mitral valve
• To have an appreciation of the complications inherent in transcatheter valve, how to avoid them and how to manage them
• To understand how to build up a heart team capable of delivering this type of care at the highest level