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  • Title: Increased Risk of Cerebral Embolization After Implantation of a Balloon-Expandable Aortic Valve Without Prior Balloon Valvuloplasty.
    Author: Bijuklic K, Haselbach T, Witt J, Krause K, Hansen L, Gehrckens R, Rieß FC, Schofer J.
    Journal: JACC Cardiovasc Interv; 2015 Oct; 8(12):1608-13. PubMed ID: 26386760.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) without versus with prior balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) on the risk of cerebral embolization in patients who receive a balloon-expandable valve. BACKGROUND: Avoiding BAV prior to TAVR may simplify the procedure, but the risk of cerebral embolization is currently unknown. METHODS: A total of 87 consecutive high surgical-risk patients with no contraindications for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) were enrolled. Thirty-two patients received a balloon-expandable aortic valve with and 55 patients without BAV. The incidence, number, and volume of new ischemic lesions in DW-MRI performed 2 to 7 days after TAVI were evaluated. RESULTS: Mean age (83.8 ± 5.2 years vs. 82.9 ± 6.8 years) and sex (43.8% vs. 52.7% male) of the patients with versus without BAV, respectively, as well as other demographic and hemodynamic data were not significantly different between both groups. The procedural success rate was 93.5% with and 98.2% without BAV, and procedure duration and contrast volume were significantly lower without BAV. The incidence of new cerebral ischemic lesions in the total cohort was 66.7%. Compared with patients with BAV, those without BAV had a significantly higher total volume of cerebral ischemic lesions (235.4 ± 331.4 mm(3) vs. 89.5 ± 128.2 mm(3); p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The implantation of a balloon-expandable aortic valve without versus with prior BAV, although performed with a shorter procedure time and lower contrast volume, is associated with a significantly higher volume of cerebral ischemic lesions.
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