title: Clinical implications of conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an established treatment option for patients with aortic stenosis at prohibitive risk to undergo surgical aortic valve replacement. Despite conveying obvious clinical benefits and a decreasing frequency of complications, the occurrence of new conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias remains an important issue. Generally considered a minor complication, they may have a profound impact on prognosis and quality of life after TAVI. Therefore the purpose of this review is to assess and discuss the available information on clinical implications of both new conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias after TAVI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robert M A
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: van der Boon
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Houthuizen
authors.forename: Rutger-Jan
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nuis
authors.forename: Nicolas M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: van Mieghem
authors.forename: Frits
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prinzen
authors.forename: Peter P T
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: de Jaegere
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans