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