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Review
. 2018 Jan;6(1):11.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.10.21.

Permanent pacemaker insertion in patients with conduction abnormalities post transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a review and proposed guidelines

Tamunoinemi Bob-Manuel  1 , Amit Nanda  1 , Samuel Latham  1 , Issa Pour-Ghaz  1 , William Paul Skelton 4th  2 , Rami N Khouzam  1   3
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Review

Permanent pacemaker insertion in patients with conduction abnormalities post transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a review and proposed guidelines

Tamunoinemi Bob-Manuel et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Conduction abnormalities are a common and serious complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with well-established predictive factors. Current guidelines are not concrete, leaving several questions unanswered about indications, timing and risks of pacemaker implantation post-TAVR. In this review article, we discuss current guidelines, predictors of pacemaker implantation, clinical implications of this procedure and our recommendations for reducing the pacemaker implantation rate post-TAVR.

Keywords: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); guidelines; pacemaker.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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