Background Owing to the systemic nature of atherosclerosis, medium and large arteries at
different sites are commonly simultaneously affected. As a result, severe coronary artery …

Surgical coronary revascularization remains the preferred strategy in a significant portion of
patients with coronary artery disease due to superior long‐term outcomes. However, there is …

Background Acute ischemic stroke remains a serious complication of transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TAVR). Cerebral embolic protection devices (CEPD) were developed to …

Objectives Ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion (LVO) is a complication after
cardiothoracic surgery (CTS). Recently published endovascular stroke trials have major …

OBJECTIVE The heart and lungs work as a functional unit through a complex interplay. The
cardiorespiratory system is responsible for the delivery of oxygen and energy substrates to …

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by articular cartilage
degeneration, cartilage exfoliation, osteophyte formation, and synovitis. It seriously affects …

Abstract Background The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-3 definition for
neurologic events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) lacks clinical …

The multifaceted connections between the heart and the brain have been extensively
studied at the anatomy, pathophysiology, and clinical levels. Studies have suggested a vital …

Repositionable self-expanding valves allow for repositioning during deployment to achieve
optimal valve placement. However, the risk of brain injury associated with repositioning, as …

Although unruptured intracranial aneurysms are increasingly being diagnosed incidentally,
perioperative rupture risk of unruptured intracranial aneurysm in patients undergoing …