Topographical Distribution of Perioperative Cerebral Infarction Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Conclusions The distribution of lesions that we detected suggests that cortical grey matter, the posterior circulation, and the right hemisphere are all particularly vulnerable to perioperative cerebrovascular injury. This finding has implications for the use of intraoperative cerebral embolic protection devices, particularly those that leave the left subclavian and, therefore, left vertebral artery unprotected. Graphical abstract
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research