Cause of complete atrioventricular block after percutaneous aortic valve implantation: insights from a necropsy study

Circulation. 2009 Aug 4;120(5):e29-30. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.849281.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / pathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Atrioventricular Block / etiology*
  • Atrioventricular Block / therapy
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Hematoma / complications
  • Hematoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology