Masashi Takeuchi

Oct 31, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Masashi Takeuchi |Hideaki Suzuki |Satoshi Miyata |Satoru Ebihara

Dear Editor, Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a well-established treatment for aortic stenosis (AS) in older adults and/or patients with frailty, which leads to conventional symptoms, including angina and even death.1 Delirium after TAVI (DAT) occurs in up to 44% of patients and exacerbates long-term prognosis and healthcare burden.2 Preoperative cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the insula, whose dysfunction is associated with delirium,3 is lower in patients with DAT relative to...