title: [Tricuspid stenosis after pacemaker implantation without evidence of bacterial endocarditis. A case report].
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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garrote
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fidalgo
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iglesias-Garriz
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corral
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silvestre
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Calabozo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*