PERFORMING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CAROTID STENOSIS

Abstract

The management of carotid artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation is challenging. By reviewing the very limited amount of literature we will try to answer the question should we perform carotid revascularization before or after the TAVI procedure.

Keywords

• Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI)
• aortic artery stenosis
• carotid stenosis
• carotid artery stenting (CAS)
• carotid endarterectomy (CEA)