Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) can disturb the heart's electrical conduction system, sometimes making a pacemaker necessary. A study reported by Medical Xpress indicates that the impact of such a pacemaker on subsequent prognosis is not the same for women and men.
The researchers found that the significance of a pacemaker for later survival differs by sex. The report does not provide detailed reasons for the difference, but it highlights the need to consider sex when evaluating outcomes after TAVI.
Because this is a single study, the results should be interpreted cautiously. Further research is needed to clarify how biological or clinical differences between women and men influence recovery and long-term survival after heart valve surgery.