Leadless pacemaker implant in patients with a history of open heart surgery: experience with the Micra transcatheter pacemaker
Garweg C, Iacopino S, El-Chami M, Veltmann C, Clementy N, Grubman E, Johansen J, Knops R, Schalij M, Piccini J, Soejima K, Stromberg K, Fagan D, Roberts P. Leadless pacemaker implant in patients with a history of open heart surgery: experience with the Micra transcatheter pacemaker. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.0773. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen heart surgeryMicra transcatheter pacemakerHeart surgeryTranscatheter pacemakerMajor complicationsSurgery groupValve surgeryCardiac surgeryCardiac perforationTransvenous pacingOpen-heart surgery groupLong-term safety profileLeadless pacemakerCommon cardiac surgeryAortic valve surgeryCardiac surgery patientsMajor complication rateMitral valve surgeryCoronary artery diseaseMedian procedure timeProcedure-related infectionsPost-Approval RegistryDevice-related infectionsOral anticoagulantsComplication rate