Implanting permanent pacemakers following TAVR could worsen outcomes: 4 findings Implanting a permanent pacemaker after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is associated with poor outcomes, such as ...

Although some form of conduction disturbance is fairly common after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), fewer than 5% of patients receiving a Sapien valve require permanent pacemaker ...

Three new studies suggest that conduction abnormalities leading to permanent pacemaker implantation remain a frequent occurrence after TAVR that can be predicted by various patient, procedural, and ...

Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of a permanent pacemaker. However, when a pacemaker ...

Among Medicare beneficiaries, implantation was especially frequent for female patients and those undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with or without concomitant left-sided heart surgeries.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many patients implanted with a repositionable bioprosthesis during transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before deciding whether to have a permanent implant, reveals novel research. Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before ...

The incidence of implantation of a permanent pacemaker immediately after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) increased significantly over a period of 6 years in Spain, and this rising trend ...

Atrioventricular junction ablation with permanent pacemaker insertion is a highly effective treatment approach in patients with atrial fibrillation that is resistant to other treatment modalities, ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

SINCE the introduction of permanent transvenous cardiac pacemakers for the treatment of complete heart block in 1963,§ 18 Medtronic¶ pacemaker units have been inserted via the jugular approach in 16 ...

Patients are test driving a pacemaker outside the skin before deciding whether to have a permanent implant, reveals novel research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM 2015 by Professor ...