This report provides data from thv/tvt registry exemption number e2016006 and summarizes 1 permanent pacemaker serious injury events for the sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve in the mitral position.The 'time to event' (tte, in days) for this event was 7.The device identification (di) numbers for edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve are: (b)(4).Per the instructions for use, conduction system defects (heart block) which may require a permanent pacemaker are potential adverse events associated with invasive cardiac interventions, including the use of transcatheter heart valves.Conduction system disturbances during tmvr may be related to several patient factors (pre-operative co-morbid status, the degree mitral annular calcification, inter-ventricular septal thickness, pre-existing electrocardiogram abnormalities) and procedural factors (depth and profile of the implanted prosthesis, sheath, wire and delivery system manipulation).In this case, specific patient and procedural factors are not available; however, the conduction disturbance may be related to the potential contributing factors described above.In this case, there was no allegation or indication a product malfunction contributed to this adverse event.Specific clinical and procedural details are not available to determine potential contributing factors to the event, or if the event is related to an edwards device.A review of edwards lifesciences risk management documentation was performed for this case.The reported event is an anticipated risk of the transcatheter heart valve procedure, additional assessment of this adverse event is not required at this time.The ifu and training manuals have been reviewed and no inadequacies have been identified with regards to warnings, contraindications, and the directions/conditions for the successful use of the device.Complaint histories for all reported events are reviewed against trending control limits on a monthly basis, and any excursions above the control limits are assessed and documented as part of this monthly review.No corrective or preventative actions are required at this time.
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