Cerebral embolic protection during transcatheter heart interventions.
Jimenez Diaz V, Kapadia S, Linke A, Mylotte D, Lansky A, Grube E, Settergren M, Puri R. Cerebral embolic protection during transcatheter heart interventions. EuroIntervention 2023, 19: 549-570. PMID: 37720969, PMCID: PMC10495748, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-23-00166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral embolic protection devicesTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNew cerebral lesionsMajority of patientsCerebral lesionsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementHeart interventionsCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesBrain imaging studiesPrimary endpointDevastating complicationPeriprocedural strokeValve replacementEmbolic protectionEmbolic showerApparent strokeCerebral embolisationTranscatheter proceduresSpecific trialsImaging studiesStrokePatientsLesions