Site-Level Variation and Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following TAVR in the Evolut Low-Risk Trial
Gada H, Vora AN, Tang GHL, Mumtaz M, Forrest JK, Laham RJ, Yakubov SJ, Deeb GM, Rammohan C, Huang J, Reardon MJ. Site-Level Variation and Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following TAVR in the Evolut Low-Risk Trial. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2022, 47: 48-54. PMID: 36266154, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementPermanent pacemaker implantationNew permanent pacemaker implantationAortic valve replacementPPI rateValve replacementPacemaker implantationClinical outcomesBenefits of TAVRSelf-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacementBaseline right bundle branch blockRate of PPIEvolut Low Risk trialSurgical aortic valve replacementRight bundle branch blockLow-risk trialsLeft coronary sinusLow-risk patientsBundle branch blockEvolut valvesCoronary sinusGeneral anesthesiaConduction disordersBranch blockProcedural characteristicsRisk factors and mortality associated with permanent pacemaker after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Early versus late implantation
Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Amabile A, Prescher L, Forrest J, Kaple R, Geirsson A, Mangi AA. Risk factors and mortality associated with permanent pacemaker after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Early versus late implantation. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 4295-4300. PMID: 36131523, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-term mortalityAortic valve replacementRisk factorsPPM implantationTAVR proceduresValve replacementPermanent pacemakerCox proportional hazards analysisTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresRight bundle branch blockYale-New Haven HospitalNon-PPM groupProportional hazards analysisSingle-center evaluationNumber of patientsBundle branch blockValve replacement proceduresFurther subgroup analysisNew Haven HospitalPPM placementTAVR cohortKaplan-MeierPatient population