Clear Stroke Benefit Eludes Embolic Protection Protected Tavr
The primary outcome of stroke at 72 hours or before discharge occurred in 34 of 1501 patients with CEP and 43 of 1499 patients without (2.3% vs 2.9%; difference, -0.6 percentage points [95% CI, –1.7 to 0.5 percentage points]; P = .30). There were 8 disabling strokes with the debris capture device versus 20 with unprotected TAVR (0.5% versus 1.3%; difference, -0.8 percentage points [95% CI, –1.5 to –0.1 percentage points]; P = 0....