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Early Outcomes With the Evolut PRO Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve With Pericardial Wrap
Forrest JK, Mangi AA, Popma JJ, Khabbaz K, Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Yakubov SJ, Watson D, Kodali S, George I, Tadros P, Zorn GL, Brown J, Kipperman R, Saul S, Qiao H, Oh JK, Williams MR. Early Outcomes With the Evolut PRO Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve With Pericardial Wrap. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 11: 160-168. PMID: 29348010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCause of DeathEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHemodynamicsHumansMaleMitral Valve InsufficiencyPericardiumProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSelf-expanding transcatheter aortic valveSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisEvolut PRO valveSymptomatic aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valveAortic stenosisParavalvular leakAortic valveValve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteriaIndependent echocardiographic core laboratoryTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve systemEchocardiographic core laboratoryPrimary safety endpointPrimary efficacy endpointRemainder of patientsAortic valve replacementProportion of patientsProsthetic valve regurgitationSupra-annular valveEffective orifice areaDisabling strokeCause mortalityEfficacy endpointSafety endpoint
2021
A randomized evaluation of the TriGuard™ HDH cerebral embolic protection device to Reduce the Impact of Cerebral Embolic LEsions after TransCatheter Aortic Valve ImplanTation: the REFLECT I trial
Lansky AJ, Makkar R, Nazif T, Messé S, Forrest J, Sharma R, Schofer J, Linke A, Brown D, Dhoble A, Horwitz P, Zang M, DeMarco F, Rajagopal V, Dwyer MG, Zivadinov R, Stella P, Rovin J, Parise H, Kodali S, Baumbach A, Moses J. A randomized evaluation of the TriGuard™ HDH cerebral embolic protection device to Reduce the Impact of Cerebral Embolic LEsions after TransCatheter Aortic Valve ImplanTation: the REFLECT I trial. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 2670-2679. PMID: 34000004, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementEfficacy endpointCerebral embolic protection devicesTranscatheter aortic valve implantationCentral nervous system injuryCerebral embolic lesionsCerebral ischemic lesionsHealth Stroke ScalePrimary efficacy endpointPrimary safety outcomeAortic valve replacementAortic valve implantationEmbolic protection devicesNervous system injuryDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonanceMontreal Cognitive AssessmentEffectiveness endpointCause mortalityCerebral protectionSafety endpointStroke ScaleValve implantationValve replacementI trialIschemic lesionsRandomized Evaluation of TriGuard 3 Cerebral Embolic Protection After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement REFLECT II
Nazif TM, Moses J, Sharma R, Dhoble A, Rovin J, Brown D, Horwitz P, Makkar R, Stoler R, Forrest J, Messé S, Dickerman S, Brennan J, Zivadinov R, Dwyer MG, Lansky AJ, Investigators R. Randomized Evaluation of TriGuard 3 Cerebral Embolic Protection After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement REFLECT II. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 515-527. PMID: 33663779, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementSafety endpointValve replacementProcedure-related ischemic strokeCerebral embolic protectionComposite efficacy endpointPrimary safety endpointCerebral embolizationCerebral protectionEfficacy endpointII trialCerebral injuryIschemic strokeEmbolic protectionPatientsDrug AdministrationUS sitesU.S. FoodEndpointData reviewTrialsMulticenterEmbolizationInjury
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 imagingTriGuardSafety and performance of a novel embolic deflection device in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the DEFLECT I study.
Baumbach A, Mullen M, Brickman AM, Aggarwal SK, Pietras CG, Forrest JK, Hildick-Smith D, Meller SM, Gambone L, den Heijer P, Margolis P, Voros S, Lansky AJ. Safety and performance of a novel embolic deflection device in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the DEFLECT I study. EuroIntervention 2015, 11: 75-84. PMID: 25868876, DOI: 10.4244/eijy15m04_01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlloysAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBrain IschemiaBrazilCardiac CatheterizationCognitionCognition DisordersDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingEmbolic Protection DevicesEuropeFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIntracranial EmbolismMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementNew cerebral ischemic lesionsCerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCerebral ischemic lesionsDays post procedurePrimary safety endpointDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingMajor cerebral arteriesTotal lesion volumeMagnetic resonance imagingSafety endpointIschemic lesionsTAVR proceduresCerebral arteryCerebral circulationConsecutive subjectsPost procedureAortic archHistorical controlsLesion volumeResonance imagingDW-MRIPatients