Why the study?
As TAVR expands to younger, low-risk patients with long life expectancy, understanding the impact of permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVR becomes increasingly important.
Does permanent pacemaker implantation impact long-term survival in patients after TAVR?
Does permanent pacemaker implantation impact long-term survival in patients after TAVR?
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Permanent pacemaker implantation following TAVR does not appear to adversely affect long-term survival.
The study found no difference in long-term survival between patients who did and did not undergo permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVR. As the use of TAVR expands to include younger and low-risk patients with a long life expectancy, it will become increasingly important to understand the impact of permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVR.
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Rück et al. (2021) studied this question.
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