[Tricuspid stenosis after pacemaker implantation without evidence of bacterial endocarditis. A case report]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2002 Sep;55(9):988-90. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(02)76738-9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Tricuspid stenosis related to endocardial pacemaker leads is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with severe tricuspid stenosis documented 15 years after the implantation of a permanent DDD pacemaker for symptomatic congenital heart block. The atrial and ventricular leads both had a loop at the level of the tricuspid valve that may have caused endothelial damage and, eventually, tricuspid stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / etiology*