Investigation of Computed-Tomography Based Predictors of Acute Stroke Related to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Aortic Wall Plaque Thickness Might be a Predictive Parameter of Stroke.

CONCLUSION: Aortic wall plaque thickness measured by contrast-enhanced CT might be a predictive parameter of strokes that occur within 48 hours after TAVR. PMID: 32005786 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32005786?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - February 3, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research