Calcium Load in the Aortic Valve, Aortic Root, and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract and the Risk for a Periprocedural Stroke

Background: Periprocedural stroke during transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a rare but devastating complication. The calcified aortic valve is the most likely source of the emboli in a periprocedural stroke. The total load and distribution of calcium in the leaflets, aortic root, and left ve...

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Published in:	Structural Heart
Main Authors:	Henrik Bjursten, MD, PhD, Sasha Koul, MD, PhD, Olov Duvernoy, MD, PhD, Erika Fagman, MD, PhD, Ninos Samano, MD, PhD, Johan Nilsson, MD, PhD, Niels Erik Nielsen, MD, PhD, Andreas Rück, MD, PhD, Jan Johansson, MD, Stefan James, MD, PhD, Magnus Settergren, MD, PhD, Matthias Götberg, MD, PhD, Adrian Pistea, MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Cerebral protection device Outcome TAVR Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2474870622018607