Use of Electrophysiological Studies in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Oholi Tovia-Brodie; Yoav Michowitz; Bernard Belhassen

doi:10.15420/aer.2019.38.3

Use of Electrophysiological Studies in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2020 Jun 3;9(1):20-27. doi: 10.15420/aer.2019.38.3.

Authors

Oholi Tovia-Brodie¹, Yoav Michowitz², Bernard Belhassen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
² Department of Cardiology, Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
³ Heart Institute, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

Abstract

New conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation remain common complications following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). It has been suggested that electrophysiological studies could help identify patients who will require permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVI. This article summarises contemporary data on the use of electrophysiological studies in patients undergoing TAVI.

Keywords: Electrophysiological study; His–ventricular interval; conduction disturbances; left bundle branch block; pacemaker; transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Publication types

Review