Stroke and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Carotid Disease Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement [Structural Heart Disease]

Conclusions— CD is common among TAVR patients, present in 1 of 5. CD was not associated with an increased risk of stroke or mortality at 30 day or 1 year. Post-TAVR stroke seems to be because of mechanisms other than CD.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Aortic Valve Replacement/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Mortality/Survival, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Vascular Disease Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research