Cardiology

TAVR

Questions discussed in this category

Should we routinely include geriatric functional assessments to determine candidacy for TAVR?

(ie., assessing gait speed, cognition, physical function, fall history, orthostatic vital signs, etc.)

1 Answer available

When would you consider discharging post-TAVR patients on outpatient mobile cardiac telemetry with baseline right bundle branch block without further signs of conduction abnormalities 24-48 hours after the procedure, given risk of developing later-onset conduction abnormalities?

And if so, what is a reasonable length of time for outpatient cardiac monitoring?

2 Answers available

Is there a preferred heart rate range for patients with moderate to severe paravalvular leak post-TAVR?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 2017 Jul 19

Clinical Impact of Baseline Right Bundle Branch Block in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Struct Heart, 2022 Mar 17

Risk Stratification and Management of Advanced Conduction Disturbances Following TAVI in Patients With Pre-Existing RBBB.

J Am Coll Cardiol, 2019 Aug 27

Management of Conduction Disturbances Associated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: JACC Scientific Expert Panel.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2014-07

Futility, benefit, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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