PROTECTED TAVR. Stroke has been a feared complication of TAVI from the beginning, and remains so despite substantial reductions in risk over time. One study using data from the STS/ACC TVT Registry ...

Stroke remains a problem after TAVR and continues to feed discussions around how extensively cerebral embolic protection devices and other strategies should be used. In a session during TVT Connect, ...

Patients who suffer a stroke during hospitalization for infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have a dismal prognosis, with more than half dying during ...

A new registry study has shown a high rate of stroke mortality in the few years following TAVR, but the authors suggest this may be because of the high-risk population included.

I was one of the estimated 2.5 million Americans over the age of 75 with aortic stenosis, or AS, a hardening and narrowing of the aortic valve — the primary… ...

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in ...

In a cohort of patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement at 22 hospitals in Michigan, post-TAVR stroke was more common at institutions designated as comprehensive stroke centers ...

That said, patients aged 65-69 who underwent early TAVR derived the most benefits, with significant reduction in stroke risk (0% early TAVR vs. 13% CS) and had six times lower rate of death ...

The study, published in the December issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, analyzed data from almost 12,000 patients who underwent TAVR between February 2011 and June 2021. Of the patients ...

Each year, about 73,000 people in the United States undergo a TAVR procedure to treat aortic stenosis. Between 3% to 7% of people who have a TAVR experience a stroke within 30 days of the procedure.

Impact of Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices on Disabling Stroke after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Updated Results from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. Circulation: ...