2025 Scientific Sessions

TAVR Fundamentals: From Hemodynamics to New Innovations

This session offers a deep dive into the fundamentals of TAVR. It covers a wide range of topics, starting with the complex hemodynamics of aortic stenosis and the challenges of TAVR in small annuli. The session explores specific considerations for bicuspid TAVR and the lifetime management of TAVR in young patients. Attendees will also learn about the latest advancements in TAVR access techniques and device technologies. The session concludes with a panel discussion where experts will address questions and share insights on optimizing TAVR outcomes.
Complex Hemodynamics of Aortic Stenosis
Nils P Johnson, M.D., McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Patient Prosthesis Mismatch and TAVR in Small Annuli
Karim Al-Azizi, M.D., FSCAI, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, TX
Bicuspid TAVR Considerations
Amar Krishnaswamy, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH
Lifetime Management: TAVR in the Young Patient
Matthew Cavender, M.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
TAVR Access in 2025
Noa Holoshitz, M.D., FSCAI, Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
What’s New: Recent TAVR Trials
Howard C. Herrmann, M.D., MSCAI, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA