2015
The TriGuard embolic deflection device for prevention of stroke and cerebral embolization during transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Baumbach A, Pietras C, Lansky A. The TriGuard embolic deflection device for prevention of stroke and cerebral embolization during transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Expert Review Of Medical Devices 2015, 12: 649-651. PMID: 26364995, DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1086642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationValve implantationTranscatheter aortic valve replacementIschemic cerebral eventsAortic valve replacementPrevention of strokeCerebral embolizationEmbolic strokeCerebral eventsEmbolic eventsValve replacementEmbolic lesionsClinical studiesNeurocognitive impairmentNeurocognitive functionMemory lossVessel ostiumStrokeBrain circulationImplantationEmbolizationOstiumLesionsIncidence
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