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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After an initial embolic stroke of undetermined source, or ESUS, the most prevalent recurrent infarct was ...

, a global medical device company, today announced the presentation of additional data from its landmark RESPECT trial at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013 in ...

A brain embolism is a blockage in an artery within the brain or in an artery that supplies blood to the brain. Blockages can be caused by a blood clot, fat globule, or air pocket within an artery. A ...