The challenging realm of neurocognitive evaluation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Challenges de l’évaluation neurocognitive après remplacement valvulaire aortique percutané (TAVI)

Vincent Auffret (1, 2, 3, 4) , Rishi Puri (5, 4) , Josep Rodes-Cabau (4) , Hervé Le Breton (1, 2, 3)

1 Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires [Rennes] = Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery [Rennes]
2 LTSI - Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image
3 CIC-IT Rennes
4 IUCPQ - Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
5 University of Adelaide

Following the first transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) performed by Cribier et al. in 2002 [1], the procedure has evolved considerably, to the point where it is now on the verge of posing a viable treatment option among intermediate surgical risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

Keywords: Embolic protection devices; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Cognitive decline

Keywords: Déclin cognitif; Dispositifs de protection embolique; Remplacement valvulaire aortique percutané

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Cardiology and cardiovascular system; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Surgery; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]; Cognitive Sciences

Vincent Auffret, Rishi Puri, Josep Rodes-Cabau, Hervé Le Breton. The challenging realm of neurocognitive evaluation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Archives of cardiovascular diseases, 2017, 110 (4), pp.203-205. ⟨10.1016/j.acvd.2017.01.004⟩. ⟨hal-01518409⟩