Transcranial doppler-detected cerebral embolic load during transcatheter aortic valve implantation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 778-784

  Erdoes, Gabor ^a   Basciani, Reto ^a   Huber, Christoph ^a   Stortecky, Stefan ^a   Wenaweser, Peter ^a   Windecker, Stephan ^a   Carrel, Thierry ^a   Eberle, Balthasar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Cerebral embolism; High intensity transient signals; Neurocognitive impairment; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Transcranial doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEATH; DELIRIUM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; VALVULOPLASTY; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84862339498     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr068     Document Type: Article

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