The Tricuspid Revolution: Past Myths, Present Challenges, Future Solutions
In our final episode of the year, our hosts discuss the notorious complexities of the tricuspid valve, joined by specialists Nikos Bonaros and Victoria Delgado. Join Miia L Lehtinen and Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü in their exploration of the increasing relevance of tricuspid valve interventions, analysing the dynamic considerations of diagnostics, imaging, anatomy, cardiology and surgical interventions. Listeners can expect to learn of the fundamental principles of tricuspid disease, as well as how experts navigate nuanced challenges faced in challenging cases.
Guest speakers
Nikolaos Bonaros | Deputy Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
Nikolaos Bonaros is the Associate Professor and Deputy Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Innsbruck University Hospital. His main interests include totally endoscopic valve procedures using 3D endoscopy, endocarditis surgery and heart transplantation. He has served as principal investigator in several multicenter trials on coronary surgery, hybrid revascularisation and transcatheter valve interventions. His experimental interests focus on stem cell therapy and myocardial regeneration as well as outcome research.
Victoria Delgado | Head of the Non-invasive cardiovascular imaging department of the Heart Institute at University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
Victoria Delgado obtained her medical degree at the University of Barcelona (Spain), and her training in Cardiology was at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona (Spain), followed by a 3-year fellowship at the Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands). She is currently the President-Elect of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
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