Cognitive trajectory after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is known to be associated with silent cerebral injury, which could contribute to cognitive impairment. Considering its increasing use, thorough longitudinal investigation of cognitive trajectory after TAVI is pivotal.

Methods And Results: Repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status was performed before (E1), 3 days (E2), 3 months (E3), 1 (E4) year, and 2 years (E5) after TAVI.

Prognostic value of cerebral injury following transfemoral aortic valve implantation.

Aims: To evaluate the impact of serological, imaging and clinical measures of cerebral injury on patient self-sufficiency and survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Methods And Results: Before and three days after TAVI, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), cerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and neurological performance utilising National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were assessed. Self-sufficiency was determined with established score systems (instrumental activities of daily living score, Barthel Index).

Prognostic value of cerebral injury following transfemoral aortic valve implantation.

Aims: To evaluate the impact of serological, imaging and clinical measures of cerebral injury on patient self-sufficiency and survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods and results: Before and three days after TAVI, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), cerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and neurological performance utilising National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were assessed. Self-sufficiency was determined with established score systems (instrumental activities of daily living score, Barthel Index).