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 ...

Using cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures does not reduce a patient's risk of experiencing a stroke, according to a large UK clinical ...

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 ...

CHICAGO -- Routine use of devices to prevent cerebral emboli during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) did not prevent strokes, a large randomized trial showed. Incidence of stroke within ...

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.

NEW YORK, NY—Use of a cerebral embolic protection device (EPD) during TAVI may prevent disabling strokes, but any effect appears to be modest, according to an updated analysis of the Society of ...

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 ...

Recently published research shows a medical device may be beneficial for patients who have previously had a stroke and are planning to undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a type of heart ...

The FiberNet Embolic Protection System is a temporary, intravascular, 0.014-inch wire-based filter system that is placed distal to a lesion to be treated by interventional procedures (Figures 1 & 2).

Elective carotid artery angioplasty and stenting was initiated in the United States in 1994 by the endovascular interventional team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Carotid stenting was ...