Finding new cerebral ischemic imaging after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is almost the rule, especially for self-expandable valves. These images might disappear over the months but, unfortunately, they are associated to small but significative cognitive deterioration. Most patients undergoing TAVR develop silent cerebral ischemic lesions (SCILs) that show in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The…
Blood Pressure Variability and Subclinical Brain Disease
Elevated blood pressure variability was associated with a wide range of subclinical structural changes in the brain. These structural changes could be the mechanisms explaining a higher incidence of dementia and stroke. This study included 2348 participants age ≥55 years in a prospective cohort. Blood pressure was measured in each visit since 1990, and since 2005 all…