Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Stroke and Mortality in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rapidly evolving safe method with decreasing incidence of perioperative stroke. There is a void in literature concerning the impact of stroke after TAVI in predicting 30-day stroke-related mortality. The primary aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether perioperative stroke increases risk of stroke-related mortality after TAVI. Online databases, using relevant keywords, and additional related records were searched to retrieve articles involving TAVI and stroke after TAVI.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Aditya Muralidharan, Karthy Thiagarajan, Raymond Van Ham, Thomas G. Gleason, Suresh Mulukutla, John T. Schindler, Vinodh Jeevanantham, Parthasarathy D. Thirumala Tags: Valvular Heart Disease Source Type: research