The newer Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve carries a higher risk of permanent pacemaker implantation than does the older Sapien XT valve, a difference stemming from low (deeper) valve ...

WASHINGTON -- A design change in the repositionable Lotus valve may have finally brought down the need for pacemaker placement, a small European study suggested. After a tweak in the Lotus' anchoring ...

PARIS, France—Two single-center studies presented last week at EuroPCR 2016 shed light on the risk of complications, specifically the need for a permanent pacemaker, among patients undergoing ...

Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of a permanent pacemaker. However, when a pacemaker ...