Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Disconnect Between Logic and Data?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jan 31;69(4):378-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.036. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

Authors

Azeem Latib¹, Matteo Pagnesi²

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: alatib@gmail.com.
² Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 27815102
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.036

No abstract available

Keywords: cerebral embolic protection; meta-analysis; neuroimaging; stroke; transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

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MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Intracranial Embolism*
Logic
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*