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The rate of significant post-operative heart block requiring permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic valve replacement currently ranges between 3.3% and 6.9%.
This editorial highlights the historical context and ongoing clinical challenge of atrioventricular conduction system injury requiring permanent pacemaker implantation following aortic valve replacement.
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Velasquez et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Aortic stenosis. Aortic valve replacement was evaluated on Permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI). The rate of significant post-operative heart block requiring permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic valve replacement currently ranges between 3.3% and 6.9%.
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