Embolic strokes occur when blood clots or other blockages ... neurological examination augmented by imaging tests (e.g., CT, MRI). Treatment typically consists of IV drug administration or ...

Experts are dismayed, disappointed, and confused, but many say this isn’t the end of cerebral embolic protection for TAVI.

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 ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

Using cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures does not reduce a ...

Incidence of stroke within 72 hours after TAVI or before discharge, if sooner, came out a similar 2.1% with and 2.2% without ...