Sutureless aortic valve and pacemaker rate: from surgical tricks to clinical outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that several technical measures, including appropriate annulus decalcification, precise positioning of guiding sutures, release of traction sutures applied to the valve commissures and ballooning with reduced pressure, all reduce the rate of PPM implantation after sutureless AVR. Furthermore, a high proportion of patients were found to be no longer pacemaker-dependent at follow-up.
PMID: 30684479 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 23, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Vogt F, Moscarelli M, Nicoletti A, Gregorini R, Pollari F, Kalisnik JM, Pfeiffer S, Fischlein T, Santarpino G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research