Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Shah T, Maarek R, See C, Huang H, Wang Y, Parise H, Forrest J, Lansky A. Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2023, 59: 3-8. PMID: 37573173, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisAtrial FibrillationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsAtrial fibrillationConduction disturbancesPrimary endpointStatin usersPacemaker placementRate of AFTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNew atrial fibrillationNew conduction disturbancesPersistent conduction disturbancesAortic valve replacementLong-term prognosisSmall retrospective studiesSignificant differencesPrior pacemakerIndex hospitalizationIntensity statinsValve replacementConsecutive patientsPropensity matchingProcedural complicationsStatin regimenRetrospective studyStatin usageCardiac procedures