Cor Vasa 2023, 65(5):770-772 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2023.070

(New-onset conduction disorders after TAVI and the ability of their reparation in practice)

Dagmar Ulrichová

Kardiologické oddělení, Interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Ústřední vojenská nemocnice - Vojenská fakultní nemocnice, Praha

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) has become a suitable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients not accepted by surgeons, but also a preferred method for lower-risk pa- tients, especially in older age groups. However, compared to SAVR, it is burdened with a higher risk of iatrogenic heart rhythm disturbances. These disturbances occur mostly periprocedurally or in the early postoperative period and some of them are fully reversible. Our case report describes the case of a patient after TAVI in whom a new-onset cardiac rhythm disturbance including ongoing syncope was documented. The aim of this case report is to highlight the ability of the conduction system to repair after its mechanical irritation related to the performed TAVI.

Keywords: Conduction disorders, Permanent pacemaker, TAVI

Received: September 11, 2023; Revised: September 11, 2023; Accepted: September 12, 2023; Published: October 15, 2023  Show citation