The tricuspid valve: an unusual site of endocardial pacemaker lead fracture.
Two patients are described in this article who developed fractures of transvenous endocardial pacing leads at the point of passage across the tricuspid valve. In one case life-threatening asystole occurred, emphasizing the potential seriousness of this complication.
Clarke
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Cardiology Department, Brompton Hospital, London.
Jones
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Gray
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Rowland
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014261:Tricuspid Valve