Dependence on permanent pacemakers inserted after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: predictive factors in a ten-year retrospective analysis: Rates and predictors of pacemaker dependence after TAVI.

A significant number of patients are not dependent on the PPMs inserted after TAVI. Although small, our study suggests that those who are pacing-dependent intraoperatively, have a third-degree heart block as their PPM indication or have a mean valve depth of over 6.0 mm, are more likely to be pacing-dependent in the long term. Larger studies are required to draw more definitive conclusions.