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 ...

CHICAGO, IL—A large-scale, randomized trial testing routine cerebral embolic protection during TAVI has once again failed to show the device reduces the risk of stroke. The two trials, which in ...