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
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