title: Mechanisms of Heart Block after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - Cardiac Anatomy, Clinical Predictors and Mechanical Factors that Contribute to Permanent Pacemaker Implantation.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a valuable, minimally invasive treatment option in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at prohibitive or increased risk for conventional surgical replacement. Consequently, patients undergoing TAVR are prone to peri-procedural complications including cardiac conduction disturbances, which is the focus of this review. Atrioventricular conduction disturbances and arrhythmias before, during or after TAVR remain a matter of concern for this high-risk group of patients, as they have important consequences on hospital duration, short- and long-term medical management and finally on decisions of device-based treatment strategies (pacemaker or defibrillator implantation). We discuss the mechanisms of atrioventricular disturbances and characterise predisposing factors. Using validated clinical predictors, we discuss strategies to minimise the likelihood of creating permanent high-grade heart block, and identify factors to expedite the decision to implant a permanent pacemaker when the latter is unavoidable. We also discuss optimal pacing strategies to mitigate the possibility of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Vermont, US.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Young Lee
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Vermont, US.
authors.forename: Srinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chilakamarri Yeshwant
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Vermont, US.
authors.forename: Sreedivya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chava
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Vermont, US.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence Lustgarten
keywords: TAVR; aortic stenosis; atrioventricular block; permanent pacemaker
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