CHICAGO, IL—Cerebral embolic protection devices are infrequently used during transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures in the United States, and new data suggest their use does not appear to ...

BOSTON, MA—Those who were hoping that PROTECTED TAVR would provide a clear-cut result and bring closure to the question of whether cerebral embolic protection (CEP) reduces stroke in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — In PROTECTED TAVR, the largest-ever randomized trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, ...

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 ...

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 ...