2015
A prospective randomized evaluation of the TriGuard™ HDH embolic DEFLECTion device during transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from the DEFLECT III trial
Lansky AJ, Schofer J, Tchetche D, Stella P, Pietras CG, Parise H, Abrams K, Forrest JK, Cleman M, Reinöhl J, Cuisset T, Blackman D, Bolotin G, Spitzer S, Kappert U, Gilard M, Modine T, Hildick-Smith D, Haude M, Margolis P, Brickman AM, Voros S, Baumbach A. A prospective randomized evaluation of the TriGuard™ HDH embolic DEFLECTion device during transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from the DEFLECT III trial. European Heart Journal 2015, 36: 2070-2078. PMID: 25990342, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationIschemic brain lesionsAortic valve implantationCerebral protectionNeurologic deficitsValve implantationBrain lesionsNew ischemic brain lesionsCerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCognitive functionMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreHealth Stroke ScaleNew neurologic deficitsDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingProspective Randomized EvaluationNormal cognitive functionCognitive Assessment scoreMagnetic resonance imagingSafety endpointStroke ScaleIII trialsControl subjectsTechnical successResonance imagingTriGuard
2013
Clinical implications for diffusion‐weighted MRI brain lesions associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Meller SM, Baumbach A, Brickman AM, Lansky AJ. Clinical implications for diffusion‐weighted MRI brain lesions associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 83: 502-508. PMID: 23460315, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementSilent strokeValve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingEmbolic protection devicesCerebral protection devicesMRI brain lesionsPotential therapeutic optionQuality of lifeLong-term cognitive consequencesMagnetic resonance imagingNeurological complicationsAortic stenosisImproved survivalNew lesionsEmbolic lesionsTherapeutic optionsBrain lesionsRisk candidatesCognitive declineResonance imagingClinical implicationsLesions