Increased prevalence of significant tricuspid regurgitation in patients with transvenous pacemakers leads.
Transvenous pacemaker leads are associated with an increased prevalence of tricuspid regurgitation. This hemodynamic derangement should be considered as part of the clinical cost and complications of permanent pacemaker implantation.
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Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center and the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*