Can aortic valve calcium score predict a need for permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Conductive disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain a major concern after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Aims

To assess the impact of aortic valve calcium score (AVCS) on conductive disturbances requiring PPM after TAVI.

Methods

All patients who underwent TAVI with accessible AVCS from the preprocedural CT scan report were included in this retrospective single-centre study. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of a conductive disturbance requiring PPM at 30 days. The association between PPM and AVCS, with its incremental prognostic value, was analysed using multivariable logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and likelihood ratio (LR) test.

Results

We included 761 patien

SUBMITTER: Barbe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751920 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature