Meta-analysis of the Safety and Efficacy of the Sentinel Cerebral Protection System in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Despite recent advances in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), cerebrovascular events (CVE) remain one of the most feared complications of the procedure adversely affecting morbidity and mortality. Several imaging studies showed most of the CVEs after TAVI have a probable embolic etiology from debris during the procedure. It is also hypothesized that patients can develop long-term neurocognitive dysfunction following TAVI due to these emboli.1 As TAVI expands to younger and lower risk patients, the prevention of stroke plays an increasingly important role.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research