Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implementation at Hospital Without On-site Cardiac Surgery: Early Clinical Outcome in Patients With Prohibitive Surgical Risk.

ranscatheter aortic valve implantation, a percutaneous treatment for severe aortic valve stenosis, is increasingly performed worldwide. The pacemaker should be able to perform overdrive pacing which is essential to reduce cardiac output and transvalvular blood flow which are critical during balloon aortic valvuloplasty and valve deployment of the balloon- expandable valve. Minor adjustment may be needed for ideal positioning, but importantly this has to be done before valve implantation