Management of Bradycardia Before Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Patient with Mechanical Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Replacement

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2026 Apr 3;54(3):272-276. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2025.60402. Epub 2025 Aug 28.

Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has proven to be a safe and effective method, especially in patients with aortic stenosis whose surgical risk score is moderate to high. One of the possible complications after TAVI is bradyarrhythmia resulting from high-grade atrioventricular block. Some patients in this situation may require permanent pacemaker (PM) implantation. In this case, we presented a case with symptomatic intermittent pauses and severe aortic stenosis, who underwent permanent PM implantation through the coronary sinus before TAVI due to a history of mechanical tricuspid and mitral valve replacement, and subsequently underwent successful TAVI. The patient remained stable with no periprocedural complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
  • Bradycardia* / etiology
  • Bradycardia* / therapy
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery