PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nierengarten, Mary Beth ED - Waksman, Ron ED - Kodali, Susheel ED - Hermiller, James ED - Zhao, David TI - Key Issues in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement DP - 2015 Jul 25 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 19--21 VI - 15 IP - 10 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/10/19.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/10/19.full AB - As data increase on the benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, several issues remain to be addressed including the choice of anesthesia (local or general), whether or not cerebral embolic protection during the procedure is beneficial, and the comparative benefits of self-expanding and balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement.