title: [Fracture of endocardial electrode at the tricuspid valve level].
abstract: Female, 72 years old, had a permanent pacemaker system with endocardial pacing lead, and developed fracture of electrode at the point of passage across the tricuspid valve with episodes of asystole.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciéncias Médicas da Unicamp, Campinas.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baccarin
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: H de M
authors.initials: Hde M
authors.lastname: Macruz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
vernacular_title: Fratura de eletrodo endocárdico a nível da valva tricúspide.