Aortic atheroma burden predicts acute cerebrovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights from volumetric multislice computed tomography analysis

摘要

Aims: Embolisation of atheromatous debris during catheter manipulation is considered to underlie acute cerebrovascular events (CVE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, the relationship between aorta atheroma burden and acute CVE after TAVI has not been established. We investigated the impact of aorta atheroma burden on acute CVE.