Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...

An aortic valve calcium score (AVCS) greater than 4510 arbitrary units independently predicts post–transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) conductive disorders requiring permanent pacemaker ...

First-AV block with fascicular or BBB or IVCD 2 (13.3%) 5 (2.6%) 0.08 First-AV block with or without IV conduction abnormalities* 4 (26.7%) 10 (5.2%) 0.01 PPM = permanent pacemaker; AT = atrial ...

Implanting a permanent pacemaker after TAVI for prophylactic reasons is not associated with better clinical outcomes when compared with patients with conduction disturbances and a clear indication for ...

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Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 A new, tiny device can be inserted with a syringe to act as a pacemaker.

Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding that the monarch will remain in the hospital for a few days. The 87-year-old ...

Adopting permanent standard time (ST) takes less toll on our circadian rhythm — the body's rough 24-hour pacemaker — than daylight saving time (DST) or flicking between the time policies twice a year, ...