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Entrapment of a Tined Pacemaker Electrode in the Tricuspid Valve. A Case Report
Author(s) -
FRANDSEN FRITS,
OXHØJ HENRIK,
NIELSEN BJARNE
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02159.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid valve , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , entrapment , surgery
A tined pacemaker electrode was entrapped in the tricuspid valve apparatus. Nonresponding, sustained ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac arrest necessitated forcible removal of the electrode causing partial avulsion of the tricuspid valve. Hemodynamically insignificant tricuspid regurgitation developed subsequently.