Neurological damage after transcatheter aortic valve implantation compared with surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate risk patients
Conclusions
TAVI and SAVR were associated with a similar rate of acute silent ischemic cerebral lesions in intermediate risk patients. Although acute lesions occurred very frequently in both strategies, their cognitive impact was not clinically relevant.
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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