Consensus

DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-JAA-202501

Management of patients with transvalvular right ventricular leads undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions: a scientific statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society, the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society

Jean-Claude Deharo1,2; Julien Dreyfus3; Maria-Grazia Bongiorni4; Haran Burri5; Pascal Defaye6; Michael Glikson7; Nigel Lever8; Antonio Mangieri9; Blandine Mondésert10; Jens Cosedis Nielsen11,12; Maully Shah13; Christoph Thomas Starck14; Archana Rao15; Christophe Leclercq16; Fabien Praz17

Abstract

Up to one-third of patients referred for transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) have a transvalvular pacemaker (PPM) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead in place. Both the electrophysiology and interventional cardiology communities have been alerted to the complexity of decision-making in this situation due to potential interactions between the leads and the TTVI material, including the risk of jailing or damage to the leads. This document, commissioned by the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC, reviews the scientific evidence to inform Heart Team discussions on the management of patients with a PPM or ICD who are scheduled for or have undergone TTVI. Graphical abstract.

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