Leadless Pacemakers in Postoperative Patients: is It Time for the New to Become the Normal?

Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyVolume 34, Issue 11 p. 2223-2224 INVITED EDITORIAL Leadless pacemakers in postoperative patients: Is it time for the new to become the normal? Tyler P. Rasmussen MD, PhD, Tyler P. Rasmussen MD, PhD orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-6521 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USASearch for more papers by this authorEdward M. Powers MD, MBA, Corresponding Author Edward M. Powers MD, MBA [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-1458 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Correspondence Edward M. Powers, MD, MBA, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Tyler P. Rasmussen MD, PhD, Tyler P. Rasmussen MD, PhD orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-6521 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USASearch for more papers by this authorEdward M. Powers MD, MBA, Corresponding Author Edward M. Powers MD, MBA [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-1458 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Correspondence Edward M. Powers, MD, MBA, Division of Cardiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.16099 Disclosures: None. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Huang J, Bhatia NK, Lloyd MS, et al. Outcomes of leadless pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery and transcatheter structural valve interventions. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023: 1-7. doi:10.1111/jce.16074 2Carroll JD, Mack MJ, Vemulapalli S, et al. STS-ACC TVT registry of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. JACC. 2020; 76(21): 2492-2516. 3El-Sabawi B, Welle GA, Cha YM, et al. Temporal incidence and predictors of high-grade atrioventricular block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021; 10(10):e020033. 4Goldman BS, Hill TJ, Weisel RD, et al. Permanent cardiac pacing after open-heart surgery: acquired heart disease. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1984; 7(3): 367-371. 5El-Chami MF, Bockstedt L, Longacre C, et al. Leadless vs. transvenous single-chamber ventricular pacing in the Micra CED study: 2-year follow-up. Eur Heart J. 2022; 43: 1207-1215. 6Sultan A, Scheurlen C, Wörmann J, et al. First long-term outcome data for the MicraVR™ transcatheter pacing system: data from the largest prospective German cohort. Clin Res Cardiol. Published online August 22, 2023. doi:10.1007/s00392-023-02286-1 7Sanchez R, Nadkarni A, Buck B, et al. Incidence of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in pacemaker-dependent patients is lower with leadless pacemakers compared to transvenous pacemakers. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021; 32(2): 477-483. 8Butt JH, Ihlemann N, De Backer O, et al. Long-term risk of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. JACC. 2019; 73(13): 1646-1655. 9Østergaard L, Valeur N, Bundgaard H, et al. Cardiac implantable electronic device and associated risk of infective endocarditis in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. EP Europace. 2018; 20(10): e164-e170. 10Rene AG, Sastry A, Horowitz JM, et al. Recovery of atrioventricular conduction after pacemaker placement following cardiac valvular surgery. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2013; 24(23): 1383-1387. 11Obadia JF, El Farra M, Bastien OH, Lièvre M, Martelloni Y, Chassignolle JF. Outcome of atrial fibrillation after mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 114(2): 179-185. Volume34, Issue11November 2023Pages 2223-2224 ReferencesRelatedInformation