2023
Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Iskander M, Jamil Y, Forrest J, Madhavan M, Makkar R, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2023, 7: 100169. PMID: 37520138, PMCID: PMC10382985, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesValve replacementEmbolic protectionSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisLow-risk patientsPredictors of strokeOccurrence of complicationsRisk of strokeRecent trial dataRelevant clinical studiesOverall evidence baseExpansion of TAVRFeared complicationAortic stenosisSurgical riskTreatment optionsWorse outcomesClinical studiesPatientsTrial data
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