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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2020

Electrophysiology Testing to Stratify Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

Sven Knecht, Beat Schaer, Tobias Reichlin, Florian Spies, Antonio Madaffari, Annina Vischer, Gregor Fahrni, Raban Jeger, Christoph Kaiser, Stefan Osswald and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06189976 (Rapid Atrial Pacing After TAVI as a Predictor of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT06189976 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Rapid Atrial Pacing After TAVI as a Predictor of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensRan2024 to 2025Enrolled400ConditionsAortic Valve Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, TAVIArmsRapid atrial pacing
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sven KnechtCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Beat SchaerCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Tobias ReichlinCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Florian SpiesCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Antonio MadaffariCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Annina VischerMedical Outpatient Department University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Gregor FahrniCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Raban JegerCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Christoph KaiserCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Stefan OsswaldCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Christian SticherlingCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
Michael KühneCardiology/Electrophysiology University Hospital Basel University Basel Basel Switzerland.
University Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is common after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and is an indicator of subsequent high-grade atrioventricular block (HAVB). No standardized protocol is available to identify LBBB patients at risk for HAVB. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an electrophysiology study tailored strategy in patients with LBBB after TAVI. Methods and Results We prospectively analyzed consecutive patients with LBBB after TAVI. An electrophysiology study was performed to measure the HV-interval the day following TAVI. In patients with normal His-ventricular (HV)-interval ≤55 ms, a loop recorder was implanted (ILR-group), whereas pacemaker implantation was performed in patients with prolonged HV-interval >55 ms (PM-group). The primary end point was occurrence of HAVB during a follow-up of 12 months. Secondary end points were symptoms, hospitalizations, adverse events because of device implantation or electrophysiology study, and death. Of 373 patients screened after TAVI, 56 patients (82±6 years, 41% male) with LBBB were included. HAVB occurred in 4 of 41 patients (10%) in the ILR-group and in 8 of 15 patients (53%) in the PM-group (

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AgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisAtrioventricular BlockBundle-Branch BlockElectrocardiographyElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentTranscatheter Aortic Valve Replacementelectrophysiology studyhigh‐grade AV blockleft bundle branch blocktransaortic valve implantation

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PMID32089049
PMCPMC7335581
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