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

Abstract

Patients with acute CVE after TAVI had greater aorta atheroma burden. Our findings might underscore preoperative MSCT analysis of aorta atherosclerosis to identify high-risk patients for acute CVE, who might require an embolic protection device during TAVI.