Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Significantly Reduces Death and Stroke Compared With Unprotected Procedures
Conclusions
In patients undergoing TAVR use of a cerebral embolic protection device demonstrated a significant higher rate of stroke-free survival compared with unprotected TAVR.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Seeger, J., Gonska, B., Otto, M., Rottbauer, W., Wöhrle, J. Tags: Structural Source Type: research
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