Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement, there was no difference in survival or adverse CV ...

Around one in every nine patients who undergo TAVI with a new-generation self-expanding device will need permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) within the next 30 days, according to an analysis of ...

Conduction disorders with need for permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain frequent complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Up to 22% of PPM after TAVI are implanted ...

Clinical pacemakers save lives. Implanted in patients’ hearts to keep them beating regularly, the devices are an important part of modern healthcare in the fight against potentially fatal arrhythmias.

Among Medicare beneficiaries, implantation was especially frequent for female patients and those undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with or without concomitant left-sided heart surgeries.

Cardiac pacemakers are battery-dependent, where the pacing leads are prone to introduce valve damage and infection. In addition, complete pacemaker retrieval is necessary for battery replacement.

Needing a permanent pacemaker after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was linked to mortality in Swedish registry data. Such risk was not apparent in the first few years: all-cause mortality ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Doctors in Eastern Carolina became the first to implant a pacemaker with an antibiotic device that minimizes post-op complications. ECU Health says on September 5 its staff ...

Background: Patients over the age of 75 represent more than half the recipients of permanent pacemakers. It is not known if they have a different risk of complications than younger patients. Methods: ...

Leadless pacemakers represent a significant advancement in cardiac pacing technology, offering several advantages over traditional transvenous pacemakers. These advantages include a lower risk of ...