Subacute Subclinical Brain Infarctions after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Negatively Impact Cognitive Function in Long-Term Follow-Up.

To date every post-procedural cerebrovascular embolic event (CVE) is dreaded for its potential to accelerate cognitive decline after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This study differentiates the impact of acute (procedural) and post-acute cerebrovascular embolic events (CVEs) on cogn...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Ghanem, Jonas Dörner, Leonie Schulze-Hagen, Andreas Müller, Marius Wilsing, Jan-Malte Sinning, Julian Lütkens, Christian Frerker, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Ingo Gräff, Hans Schild, Nikos Werner, Eberhard Grube, Georg Nickenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5215955?pdf=render