Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Yugo Minamimoto, Kensuke Matsushita, Tomoki Cho, Kengo Terasaka, Yohei Hanajima, Hidefumi Nakahashi, Masaomi Gohbara, Yuichiro Kimura, Shota Yasuda, Kozo Okada, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Noriaki Iwahashi, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Olivier Morel, Patrick Ohlmann, Keiji Uchida, Kiyoshi Hibi
BACKGROUND: A delayed and recurrent complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) is a life-threatening complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Post-TAVR evaluation may be important in predicting delayed and recurrent CAVB requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI). The impact of new-onset right bundle-branch block (RBBB) after TAVR on PPI remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: In total, 407 patients with aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR were included in this analysis...
April 19, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association