Incidence and Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Requirement after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with a Self-Expanding Bioprosthesis

Abstract

High-grade AV block requiring PPM implantation is a common complication following TAVI and could be predicted by a deeper implantation of the prosthesis. Patients with preexisting RBBB also seem to be at risk for the development of high-grade AV block and subsequent pacemaker implantation.