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 lesions
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
2015
Safety 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