A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Routine cerebral embolic protection did not reduce stroke in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve ...

PARIS, France—A new analysis of more than 10,000 patients likely slams the door on routinely using cerebral embolic protection for stroke prevention in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI.

CHICAGO, IL—A large-scale, randomized trial testing routine cerebral embolic protection during TAVI has once again failed to show the device reduces the risk of stroke. The two trials, which in ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of aortic stenosis can lead to embolization of debris. Capture of debris by devices that provide cerebral embolic protection (CEP) may ...