2023
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
2018
TAVI and the brain: update on definitions, evidence of neuroprotection and adjunctive pharmacotherapy.
Lansky A, Ghare MI, Tchétché D, Baumbach A. TAVI and the brain: update on definitions, evidence of neuroprotection and adjunctive pharmacotherapy. EuroIntervention 2018, 14: ab53-ab63. PMID: 30158096, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-18-00454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic stenosisAdjunctive pharmacotherapySevere symptomatic aortic stenosisIntermediate-risk patientsSymptomatic aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsAortic valve implantationSurgical valve replacementEvidence of neuroprotectionNeurologic eventsDevastating complicationNeurologic injuryValve implantationValve replacementCurrent evidenceNeuroprotectionPharmacotherapyPatientsPreferred methodComplicationsStenosisInjuryStrokeIncidence
2016
Neurologic Complications of Unprotected Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Neuro-TAVI Trial)
Lansky AJ, Brown D, Pena C, Pietras CG, Parise H, Ng VG, Meller S, Abrams KJ, Cleman M, Margolis P, Petrossian G, Brickman AM, Voros S, Moses J, Forrest JK. Neurologic Complications of Unprotected Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Neuro-TAVI Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 118: 1519-1526. PMID: 27645761, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBrainBrain IschemiaDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceIntracranial EmbolismMalePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationNeurologic injuryValve implantationNeurologic impairmentMagnetic resonance imaging lesionsCognitive AssessmentMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreCerebral ischemic lesionsNew neurologic impairmentSubclinical cerebral infarctsDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingTotal lesion volumeCognitive Assessment scoreMontreal Cognitive AssessmentMagnetic resonance imagingCerebral embolizationCerebral infarctsNeurologic complicationsCerebral infarctionImaging lesionsMost patientsOvert strokeConsecutive patientsIschemic lesions
2013
Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit
Meller SM, Baumbach A, Voros S, Mullen M, Lansky AJ. Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit. BMC Medicine 2013, 11: 257. PMID: 24330754, PMCID: PMC4029193, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLesion volumeCerebral eventsValve implantationNew lesionsClinical studiesSurrogate endpointsAppropriate endpointsPrimary efficacy endpointDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCerebral protection devicesUseful surrogate endpointTotal lesion volumeMagnetic resonance imagingSample size limitationsEfficacy endpointClinical outcomesDevice successOngoing trialsNeurological protectionClinical eventsResonance imagingMRI valuesConsensus opinion