NEW ORLEANS — The first embolic protection device designed to prevent periprocedural debris from entering any of the three cerebral vessels or the descending aorta during transcatheter aortic valve ...

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 that 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 ...

US hospitals pulled back on their use of cerebral embolic protection during TAVI after publication of the PROTECTED TAVR results, a new analysis affirms. The proportion of procedures done with the ...

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.