BackgroundThe incidence and predictors of 30‐day stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were derived from early studies investigating first‐generation devices. The incidence of 6‐month stroke and its related predictors are unknown.AimsTo investigate the incidence and to identify procedural and patient‐related predictors of 30‐day and 6‐month stroke after TAVR.MethodsData from 2753 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVR were obtained from the OBSERVANT‐II study, an observational, prospective, multicenter cohort study. The study endpoints were symptomatic 30‐day and 6‐month stroke after TAVR.ResultsThe occurrence of a 30‐day and 6‐month stroke was low (1.3% and 2.4%, respectively) but with significant impact on survival. Aortic valve predilatation (odds ratio [OR]: 2.28, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12–4.65, p = 0.023), diabetes (OR: 3.10, 95% CI: 1.56–6.18, p = 0.001), and left ventricle ejection fraction < 50% (OR: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.04–4.47, p = 0.04) were independent predictors of 30‐day stroke, whereas diabetes (sub‐distribution hazard ratio [SHR]: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.25–3.42, p = 0.004), pre‐existing neurological dysfunction (SHR: 3.92, 95% CI: 1.54–10, p = 0.004), bicuspid valve (SHR: 4.75, 95% CI: 1.44–15.7, p = 0.011), and critical status (SHR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.21–7.72, p = 0.018) were predictive of 6‐month stroke. Conversely, antiplatelet therapy and anticoagulation were protective factors at both 30 days and 6 months.ConclusionsStroke after TAVR was rare. Predilatation was the only procedural factor predictive of 30‐day stroke, whereas the remaining were patient‐related risk factors, suggesting appropriate risk stratification preoperatively.