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

Tobias TichelbäckerLeonard BergauMiriam PulsTim FriedeTobias MützeLars Siegfried MaierNorbert FreyGerd HasenfußMarkus ZabelClaudius JacobshagenSamuel Sossalla

Published in: PloS one (2018)

This real-world cohort differs from others in its size and heterogeneous valve selection, and indicates for the first time that patients with post balloon dilatation or prolonged PR interval are at a higher risk for pacemaker dependency after TAVR.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
vena cava
heart failure
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation