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. 2020 May 1;180(5):783-784.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6767.

Early Experience With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States

Mohamad Alkhouli  1   2 , Fahad Alqahtani  1 , Alyssa Hartsell Harris  3 , Samuel F Hohmann  3   4 , Charanjit S Rihal  2
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Early Experience With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States

Mohamad Alkhouli et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This survey study evaluates the early post–US Food and Drug Administration approval experience with an embolic protection device used during transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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