Alain Cribier Memorial

Narrative interview

Michael Reardon and Lars Søndergaard pay tribute to the life and legacy of Alain Cribier—the pioneer of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) who died in February at the age of 79.

Reardon and Søndergaard discuss the world-changing impact of Cribier’s work, including how TAVI has revolutionised the treatment of aortic disease, and their recollections of him as an academic and human being.