Why the study?
What are the clinical predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following aortic valve replacement?
Population
207 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
long-term
Authors
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Preoperative conduction disease or combined valve surgery may warrant closer PPM monitoring after AVR; extends prior observations but remains hypothesis-generating.
What are the clinical predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following aortic valve replacement?
Preexisting conduction disease, postoperative cardiac arrest, and dual valve surgery are significant predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following aortic valve replacement, whereas valve type is not.
Huynh et al. (2009) studied this question.
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