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Minimizing Permanent Pacemaker Following Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: JACC Cardiovascular Interventions

Source URL: http://interventions.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2019/08/21/j.jcin.2019.05.056

Author(s)

Hasan Jilaihawi, Zhengang Zhao, Run Du, Cezar Staniloae, Muhamed Saric, Peter J. Neuburger, Michael Querijero, Alan Vainrib, Kazuhiro Hisamoto, Homam Ibrahim, Tara Collins, Emily Clark, Illya Pushkar, Daniel Bamira, Ricardo Benenstein, Afnan Tariq, Mathew Williams

Using an approach that minimizes valve depth relative to the membranous septum, the authors reduced the need for permanent pacemaker placement to a reliable and predictable 3% compared to the accepted standard of 10%.