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  • Systemic Corticosteroid Exposure and Atrioventricular Conductance Delays After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    • Posted: 04/19/2022
    • Author:

      Benedikt Bernhard, Taishi Okuno, Aleksandar Cicovic, Stefan Stortecky, Tobias Reichlin, Jonas Lanz, Fabien Praz, Stephan Windecker and Thomas Pilgrim

    • 2022CRM

    Abstract

    Background

    Atrioventricular conduction delays (AVCD) are common after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and frequently require implantation of a permanent pacemaker (PPM). Autopsy studies demonstrated the role of ischemia, inflammation, and oedema in the pathogenesis of AVCD. Corticosteroids (CS) reduce inflammation and oedema and hence might lead to a lower rate of AVCD.

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