Pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid stenosis: A report of two cases

Tricuspid stenosis (TS) is an uncommon complication of transvenous ventricular pacemaker implantation, with few cases reported in the literature.The mechanisms described are obstruction of right ventricular inflow by tricuspid vegetations (endocarditis), multiple pacemaker leads and tricuspid valve...

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Main Authors: Hélder Ribeiro, Pedro Magalhães, Catarina Ferreira, Ana Baptista, Renato Margato, Sofia Carvalho, Policarpo Rosa, Pedro Mateus, Alberto Ferreira, José Ilídio Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000359

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