Quality of life outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients requiring pacemaker implantation.

Aishwarya BhardwajTharmathai RamananAbhishek C SawantEverett SinibaldiMichael PhamSahoor KhanReema QureshiNikhil AgrawalCharl KhalilRosemary HansenShannon BaldoGerald ColernJohn CorbelliAshish PershadHiroko BeckVijay Iyer
Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2018)
Permanent pacemaker implantation is associated with short-term reduction in QoL without long-term implications post-TAVR. Patients with poor QoL post-TAVR also have significantly higher mortality.