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Clinical trial findings question value of brain filters in heart valve surgery
February 18, 2026
GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release:

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Clinical trial findings question value of brain filters in heart valve surgery

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An editorial authored by Dr. Hani Jneid, director of the Sealy Heart and Vascular Institute at UTMB, examines findings from a large clinical trial that found special "brain-protection" devices used during a common heart valve procedure did not redu . . .

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