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