Topographical distribution of perioperative cerebral infarction associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 197; pp. 113 - 123
• Main Authors: Fanning, Jonathon P., Wesley, Allan J., Walters, Darren L., Wong, Andrew A., Barnett, Adrian G., Strugnell, Wendy E., Platts, David G., Fraser, John F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Aortic valve; Blood clots; Brain; Brain injury; Brain research; Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular system; Cortex; Heart; Hemispheric laterality; Hospitals; Implantation; Infarction; Injuries; Ischemia; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical imaging; Medical personnel; Neuroimaging; Neuropathology; Neuroprotection; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Patients; Performance evaluation; Stroke; Substantia grisea; Surgery; Thorax; Transplants & implants; Veins & arteries; Vertebrae; Australia

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with a high incidence of cerebrovascular injury. As these injuries are thought to be primarily embolic, neuroprotection strategies have focused on embolic protection devices. However, the topographical distribution of cerebral emboli and h...