Cerebral Embolism During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Cerebral embolization is a frequent complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We hypothesized that cerebral embolization may be reduced by anticoagulation with bivalirudin during TAVR. This study sought to determine the proportion of patients with new cerebral embolus after TAVR and to investigate whether parenteral procedural anticoagulation strategies affect cerebral embolization. The BRAVO (Effect of Bivalirudin on...