Spotting a Suitable Valve for TEER: The Foundations of MR/TR Imaging
This exclusive, one-hour webinar chaired by Dr Douglas Wright (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) provided a practical, imaging-focused deep dive into the assessment of mitral and tricuspid valves for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER).
The programme was designed to support confident decision-making during transcatheter procedures, with a focus on imaging quality, procedural guidance and clinical outcomes.
Through expert-led presentations and interactive case discussions, Dr Steven Promislow (St Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, CA) presented the fundamentals of mitral valve anatomy, with a focus on key structures relevant to TEER planning. Dr Federico Asch (Georgetown University, Washington DC, US) presented a case of mitral regurgitation suitable for TEER.
Faculty later discussed key challenges in mitral assessment and shared practical approaches to borderline cases. Audience questions explored imaging nuances, guideline interpretation and procedural planning. They highlighted key imaging markers of TEER suitability and applied current guidelines to real-world cases.
Don't forget to register for the follow-up webinar on Tuesday 28th April at 20:00 BST / 19:00 EST, where the faculty will take a deep dive into TEE, discussion the standardise step-by-step TEE protocol for consideration of TEER. Register here.
Note: The live version of this webinar was accredited, the on-demand is not.
Key Learning Objectives
- Describe a structured approach to the echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve disease
- Describe a structured approach to the echocardiographic assessment of tricuspid valve disease
- Select suitable patients for TEER (mitral and tricuspid)
- Apply guidelines and evidence-based, expert-guidance to the management of mitral and tricuspid valve disease with TEER
Target Audience
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Echocardiographers
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Faculty Biographies
Douglas Wright
Associate Professor
Dr Douglas Wright is an associate professor in the division of cardiology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, and the program director of the McMaster Echocardiography Fellowship Program.
Dr Wright completed training at McMaster University in Internal medicine, cardiology and echocardiography. His main clinical focus is in the area of valvular heart disease where he is the echocardiography lead in the interventional echocardiography for the transcatheter structural program.
Federico M Asch
Director of the Echocardiography Core Lab, Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr Federico Asch is the Director of the Echocardiography Core Lab at MedStar Health Research Institute and Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., US.
Steven Promislow
Cardiologist
Dr Steven Promislow is a cardiologist at St Boniface Hospital/Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. He completed his cardiology training at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in addition to fellowships in both adult echocardiography and cardiac CT/nuclear cardiology. His academic interests lie in multimodality cardiac imaging and trainee education.
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