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 ...

Background Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at risk of perioperative conduction system damage leading to permanent ...

Implantation of permanent pacemakers after heart surgery is linked to increased long-term risks for death and hospitalization for heart failure.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement, there was no difference in survival or adverse CV ...

Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are more likely to need a permanent pacemaker if they are male, have abnormal baseline conduction, or experience atrioventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to identify trends in cardiac tamponade among patients who ...

Background: Conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation after heart surgery occur in about 1.5% of patients. Early pacemaker implantation may reduce morbidity and postoperative ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...