Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points

We present a patient with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation complicated by tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, deemed too high-risk for surgical valve replacement and referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We show that concurrent implantation of a leadless pacema...

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Main Authors: Karan Rao, MD, BMed, MPH, Suzanne Eshoo, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD, Kujan Nagaratnam, MBBS, Ajita Kanthan, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD, Peter Fahmy, MBBS, PhD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20302031
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author Karan Rao, MD, BMed, MPH
Suzanne Eshoo, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD
Kujan Nagaratnam, MBBS
Ajita Kanthan, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD
Peter Fahmy, MBBS, PhD
author_facet Karan Rao, MD, BMed, MPH
Suzanne Eshoo, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD
Kujan Nagaratnam, MBBS
Ajita Kanthan, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD
Peter Fahmy, MBBS, PhD
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description We present a patient with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation complicated by tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, deemed too high-risk for surgical valve replacement and referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We show that concurrent implantation of a leadless pacemaker system can be performed successfully with minimal additional risk to the patient, and also, that it can be used to rapidly pace the ventricles to assist in balloon valvuloplasty and prosthetic aortic valve deployment. Résumé: Nous présentons le cas d’un patient ayant une sténose aortique symptomatique grave et une fibrillation auriculaire compliquée par un syndrome tachycardie-bradycardie, jugé comme présentant un risque trop élevé pour être candidat à un remplacement valvulaire chirurgical, et orienté pour subir un remplacement valvulaire aortique par cathéter. Nous démontrons que l’implantation concomitante d’un système de stimulateur cardiaque sans fil peut être réalisée avec succès tout en entraînant un risque additionnel minime pour le patient, et que celui-ci peut être utilisé pour stimuler rapidement les ventricules afin de faciliter la valvuloplastie par ballonnet et le déploiement de la prothèse valvulaire aortique.
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spelling doaj.art-466a09ef4d024749b63ecf9d22a1a64b2022-12-21T19:37:15ZengElsevierCJC Open2589-790X2021-04-0134549551Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching PointsKaran Rao, MD, BMed, MPH0Suzanne Eshoo, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD1Kujan Nagaratnam, MBBS2Ajita Kanthan, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD3Peter Fahmy, MBBS, PhD4Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Corresponding author: Dr Karan Rao, Westmead Hospital, Corner Hawkesbury and Darcy Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Tel.: +011 61 2 8890 5555.Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaNorwest Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBlacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaWestmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaWe present a patient with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation complicated by tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, deemed too high-risk for surgical valve replacement and referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We show that concurrent implantation of a leadless pacemaker system can be performed successfully with minimal additional risk to the patient, and also, that it can be used to rapidly pace the ventricles to assist in balloon valvuloplasty and prosthetic aortic valve deployment. Résumé: Nous présentons le cas d’un patient ayant une sténose aortique symptomatique grave et une fibrillation auriculaire compliquée par un syndrome tachycardie-bradycardie, jugé comme présentant un risque trop élevé pour être candidat à un remplacement valvulaire chirurgical, et orienté pour subir un remplacement valvulaire aortique par cathéter. Nous démontrons que l’implantation concomitante d’un système de stimulateur cardiaque sans fil peut être réalisée avec succès tout en entraînant un risque additionnel minime pour le patient, et que celui-ci peut être utilisé pour stimuler rapidement les ventricules afin de faciliter la valvuloplastie par ballonnet et le déploiement de la prothèse valvulaire aortique.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20302031
spellingShingle Karan Rao, MD, BMed, MPH
Suzanne Eshoo, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD
Kujan Nagaratnam, MBBS
Ajita Kanthan, MBBS, BMedSc, PhD
Peter Fahmy, MBBS, PhD
Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
CJC Open
title Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
title_full Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
title_fullStr Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
title_full_unstemmed Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
title_short Concurrent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis and Tachycardia-Bradycardia SyndromeNovel Teaching Points
title_sort concurrent transcatheter aortic valve replacement and leadless pacemaker implantation in a patient with aortic stenosis and tachycardia bradycardia syndromenovel teaching points
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20302031
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