PARIS — Next year sessions on new devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) need to move to the main auditorium to accommodate the crowds.There were as many interventional cardiologists standing outside the room as there were sitting inside. The discussions among presenters and panelists provided insights into the state-of-the-art of this relatively new procedure as important as the clinical findings on the new devices.

If I had to describe Jamar Rogers in just one word it would be life. More than anyone else I have ever met or spoken with, Jamar Rogers is full of life. It was evident from the first time I saw him on the second season of NBC’s The Voice and it was reconfirmed last week when I spoke with him on the phone, that this is a guy who is truly living his best life. Jamar’s spirit and energy and courage shines through everything he does, on stage and off. One of the things that have allowed him to...