title: High pacing rates for management of aortic insufficiency after balloon aortic valvuloplasty or transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Aortic insufficiency (AI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is difficult to manage when associated with congestive heart failure. AI after balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) may be catastrophic, especially in patients who are not candidates for TAVR. We describe the use of urgent temporary pacing, followed by permanent pacing, to increase the heart rate to diminish diastolic filling time for the short term management of AI after BAV or TAVR. The strategy is particularly useful in patients who already have permanent pacemakers, which are common in this population.
authors: Cardiovascular Division, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois.
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Ali
authors: Michael H
authors: MH
authors: Salinger
authors: Justin P
authors: JP
authors: Levisay
authors: Ted
authors: T
authors: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D062186:Arterial Pressure; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D017725:Ventricular Pressure
keywords: aortic regurgitation; aortic stenosis; paravalvular leak; valvuloplasty