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MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT FOLLOWING IMPLANT OF THIS TRANSCATHETER BIOPROSTHETIC CORE VALVE THERE WAS MODERATE AORTIC REGURGITATION (AR). A BALLOON VALVULOPLASTY WAS PERFORMED UTILIZING A NON-MEDTRONIC BALLOON (NUMED CANADA INC. NUCLEUS AORTIC 20 MM REFERENCE NUMBER: PVN230 LOT: Y-3357), HOWEVER POST-VALVULOPLASTY A VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE WAS DOCUMENTED ON TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM (TEE). THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED AND A SECOND CORE VALVE WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED WHICH RECTIFIED THE AR FROM MODERATE TO MILD. THE VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE HAD SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED IN SIZE WITH NO FURTHER SIGN OF BLEEDING. POST-PROCEDURE (SAME DAY) THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK (LBBB). ONE DAY POST-IMPLANT, COMPLETE HEART BLOCK (CHB) WAS NOTED WHEN THE PATIENT TEMPORARY PACING RATE WAS SLOWED. ALSO NOTED WAS OCCASIONAL RUNS OF NON-SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, THIS CAUSED SOME DIZZINESS AND PALPITATIONS WHICH WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION. THE PATIENT HAD A PACEMAKER SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED SIX DAYS POST? IMPLANT DUE TO THE CHB. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. (B)(4) THIS REPORT REFLECTS INFORMATION RECEIVED BY FDA IN THE FORM OF A NOTIFICATION PER 803.22 (B)(2).