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Incidence, predictors and clinical impact of permanent pacemaker insertion in women following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Insights from a prospective multinational registry

  • Johny Nicolas
  • , Paul Guedeney
  • , Bimmer E. Claessen
  • , Julinda Mehilli
  • , Anna Sonia Petronio
  • , Samantha Sartori
  • , Thierry Lefèvre
  • , Patrizia Presbitero
  • , Piera Capranzano
  • , Alessandro Iadanza
  • , Davide Cao
  • , Mauro Chiarito
  • , Ridhima Goel
  • , Anastasios Roumeliotis
  • , Rishi Chandiramani
  • , Siyan Chen
  • , Gennaro Sardella
  • , Nicolas M. van Mieghem
  • , Sabato Sorrentino
  • , Emanuele Meliga
  • Didier Tchétché, Nicolas Dumonteil, Chiara Fraccaro, Daniela Trabattoni, Ghada W. Mikhail, Maria-Cruz Ferrer-Gracia, Christoph Naber, Peter C. Kievit, Usman Baber, Samin K. Sharma, Marie-Claude Morice, George D. Dangas, Jaya Chandrasekhar, Alaide Chieffo, Roxana Mehran*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Sorbonne Université
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • University of Pisa
  • Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris-Sud, Massy, France
  • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Rozzano (Milano)
  • University of Catania
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Erasmus MC
  • Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I
  • Clinique Pasteur Toulouse
  • University of Padua
  • IRCCS Centro Cardiologico S.P.A. Fondazione Monzino - Milano
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • University of Zaragoza
  • Department of Cardiology, Contilia Heart and Vascular Centre, Essen, Germany
  • Radboud University Medical Center
  • Department of Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffael Hospital, Segrate, Italy

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Abstract

Objectives: To describe the incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of permanent pacemaker insertion (PPI) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in women. Background: Data on pacemaker insertion complicating TAVR in women are scarce. Methods: The Women's International Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation (WIN-TAVI) is a prospective registry evaluating the safety and efficacy of TAVR in women. We included patients without preprocedural pacemakers and divided them into two groups: (1) PPI and (2) no-PPI. We identified PPI predictors using logistic regression and studied its clinical impact on the Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-2 efficacy and safety endpoints. Results: Out of 1019 patients, 922 were included in the analysis. Post-TAVR PPI occurred in 132 (14.3%) patients. Clinical and procedural characteristics were similar in both groups. Pre-existing right bundle branch block (RBBB) was associated with a high risk of post-TAVR PPI (OR 3.62, 95% CI 1.85–7.06, p < 0.001), while implantation of balloon-expandable prosthesis was associated with a lower risk (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.30–0.74, p < 0.001). Post-TAVR PPI prolonged in-hospital stay by a median of 2 days (11 [9–16] days in PPI vs. 9 [7–14] days in no-PPI, p = 0.005), yet risks of VARC-2 efficacy and safety endpoints at 1 year were similar in both groups ( adjHR 0.95, 95% CI 0.60–1.52, p = 0.84 and adjHR 1.22, 95% CI 0.83–1.79, p = 0.31, respectively). Conclusion: Pacemaker implantation following TAVR is frequent among women and is associated with pre-existing RBBB and valve type. PPI prolongs hospital stay, albeit without any significant impact on 1-year outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E908-E917
JournalCatheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Volume98
Issue number6
Early online date2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • TAVI
  • TAVR
  • gender
  • pacemaker

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