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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Demir OM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205957 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20181023
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is the therapy of choice for patients with severe aortic stenosis who have prohibitive or high surgical risk. However, the benefit of TAVR is attenuated by the occurrence of major disabling stroke which is associated with increased mortality and early-reduced quality of life. Despite advances in TAVR technology, stroke remains a serious complication that is associated with significant negative outcomes. The majority of these occur in the acute phase followi ...[more]