title: 'Clover technique' for tricuspid regurgitation due to pacemaker lead.
abstract: Whilst tricuspid regurgitation (TR) secondary to severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common problem, organic TR caused by pacemaker leads is also frequently encountered. In a 63-year-old patient who developed TR attributable to both MR and a pacemaker lead inserted 12 years previously, the regurgitation could not be controlled satisfactorily using a normal ring annuloplasty. Consequently, the 'clover technique' provided an efficient correction to the TR.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sasebo City General Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan. hisata.y@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hisata
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hazama
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Kiyoyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eishi
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery