Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015
Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Determine predictors of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). ⋯ The authors found VIV placement, and likely degree of paravalvular leak, to be predictors of PPM placement. VIV and the degree of leak may be useful markers for postoperative prophylactic pacemaker placement.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015
Preoperative Echocardiographic Parameters of Diastolic Dysfunction did not Provide a Predictive Value for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery.
To evaluate the predictive value of preoperative transthoracic echocardiography in the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation after non-cardiac thoracic surgery. ⋯ These results were similar to those published elsewhere on POAF incidence and risk factors. The preoperative echocardiographic variables in this study did not provide predictive value for POAF in non-cardiac thoracic surgery.