Key result
Left bundle branch area pacing for complete heart block following transcatheter aortic valve replacement can result in proarrhythmia.
Why the study?
Although TAVR offers faster recovery and lower procedural risk than surgery for aortic stenosis, it carries a higher rate of conduction disturbances and pacemaker implantation.
Does left bundle branch area pacing cause proarrhythmia in patients with complete heart block after TAVR?
Does left bundle branch area pacing cause proarrhythmia in patients with complete heart block after TAVR?
Left bundle branch area pacing may be associated with proarrhythmia when used for complete heart block following TAVR.
May warrant closer post-TAVR conduction monitoring; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well-established, minimally invasive therapeutic option for management of aortic stenosis with faster recovery and overall lower procedural risk than surgical intervention, but these benefits accrue at the expense of a higher rate of conduction disturbances and pacemaker implant.
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Bhatt et al. (2024) studied this question. Left bundle branch area pacing for complete heart block following transcatheter aortic valve replacement can result in proarrhythmia.
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