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Thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are standard of care procedures to treat thoracic aortic aneurysm or severe aortic stenosis, respectively. Both procedures have a high risk of stroke and silent infarction. Gas has been detected in the cerebral vasculature during these procedures and associated with DWI positive lesions on MRI. The hypothesis is that air emboli contribute to stroke and silent infarction. The investigators propose addressing air emboli by flushing the device with carbon dioxide prior to flushing with saline. This is a pilot study comparing standard saline flush alone to carbon dioxide flushing with saline flush.


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NCT number NCT03998631
Study type Interventional
Source University Health Network, Toronto
Contact Kong Teng Tan, MD, FRCPC
Phone 416-340-4800
Email kongteng.tan@uhn.ca
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date July 20, 2019
Completion date March 31, 2021

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