<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become an optimal substitute treatment for subjects with severe aortic stenosis who cannot undergo open chest surgery or who have a high surgical risk. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) provides monitoring of microembolic signals and cerebral blood flow during TAVR and detects ongoing fluctuations of intracerebral hemodynamics during each phase of the procedure.<bold>Case report:</bold> We present the case of a patient who underwent TAVR, during which bilateral monitoring of the middle cerebral artery blood flow was performed with TCD.<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The effectiveness of transcranial Doppler to identify cerebral embolisms and variations in the cerebral hemodynamics is imperative in fending off complications during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.</abstract>

Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become an optimal substitute treatment for subjects with severe aortic stenosis who cannot undergo open chest surgery or who have a high surgical risk. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) provides monitoring of microembolic signals and cerebral blood flow during TAVR and detects ongoing fluctuations of intracerebral hemodynamics during each phase of the procedure.Case report: We present the case of a patient who underwent TAVR, during which bilateral monitoring of the middle cerebral artery blood flow was performed with TCD.Conclusions: The effectiveness of transcranial Doppler to identify cerebral embolisms and variations in the cerebral hemodynamics is imperative in fending off complications during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Transcranial Doppler-Guided Resuscitation during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become an optimal substitute treatment for subjects with severe aortic stenosis who cannot...

Transcranial Doppler-Guided Resuscitation during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Published Online: Apr 25, 2018

Page range: 41 - 46

Received: Feb 02, 2018

Accepted: Feb 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2018-0002

Keywords
aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcranial Doppler

© 2018 Khai Doan Nang et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transcranial Doppler-Guided Resuscitation during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Published Online: Apr 25, 2018

Page range: 41 - 46

Received: Feb 02, 2018

Accepted: Feb 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2018-0002

Keywordsaortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcranial Doppler

© 2018 Khai Doan Nang et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcranial Doppler