Yes. A pilot study was conducted using the TriGUARD 3™ device for cerebral protection during TAVR. It was shown to be feasible and safe. During the study, the device was successfully delivered, deployed, and retrieved without interference with the TAVR procedure in 100% of cases,...
The TriGUARD 3™ cerebral protection device is a small, flexible, wire mesh filter that is designed to deflect and reduce the passage of embolic debris to the brain during a heart procedure. It is designed to provide protection for the brain by covering all three...
There is a growing body of evidence that shows if we can reduce embolic debris going to the brain, we can decrease the risk of brain injury during life-saving procedures such as TAVR. If your physician recommends that you consider TAVR, you may be a...
The methods now being used to assess brain injury include an advanced sequence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) called diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI,[1] to routine computerized tomography (CT) scans and neurological evaluations. REFERENCES Gress D, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 23;60(17):1614-6 ...
Data has shown that about 94% of patients have new brain lesions after TAVR, about 1 out of 4 have some neurologic impairment after TAVR, and 4 out of 10 have some neurocognitive worsening when this was measured one month after TAVR.[1] REFERENCES Messe SR,...
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