Impact of Perioperative Stroke on Mid Term Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

CONCLUSIONS: Stroke increases short term and mid-term mortality following TAVR. Risk prediction for neurologic events in TAVR could aid framework for patient selection, further improving outcomes.
PMID: 32151578 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 5, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Habertheuer A, Gleason TG, Kilic A, Schindler J, Kliner D, Bianco V, Toma C, Aranda-Michel E, Kacin A, Sultan I Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research