Insights into permanent pacemaker implantation following TAVR in a real-world cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) following TAVR is a frequent post interventional complication and its management remains controversial.

Objective

We sought to elucidate the electrophysiological, procedural, and clinical baseline parameters that are associated with and perhaps predict the need for PPI after TAVR in a heterogeneous-valve-type real-world cohort.

Methods

Overall, 494 patients receiving TAVR at our center from April 2009 to August 2015 were screened. ECG analyses and clinical parameters were collected prospectively.

Results

Overall, 401 patients in this all-comers real-world TAVR cohort with a PPI rate of 16% were included. The mean age was 82 years, and the mean duration to PPI was 5.5 days. A large proportion of Edwards SAPIEN va

SUBMITTER: Tichelbacker T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192571 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature