Luminal vena cava superior and right atrial obstruction associated with severe tricuspid valve stenosis due to endocardial pacemaker leads: an extremely rare complication of permanent pacemakers.
Eur J Echocardiogr
; 11(5): E22, 2010 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-20080868
ABSTRACT
In this report, we describe a case with severe tricuspid stenosis associated with partial luminal obstruction of the right atrium and vena cava superior secondary to transvenous pacemaker leads in a 49-year-old patient who had a permanent pacemaker implanted 17 years ago. The patient had no specific symptoms related to above findings; however, after clinical suspicion, transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic examination showed large mobile masses attached to the thickened transvenous pacemaker leads. Leads and generator were removed surgically, but some parts of transvenous leads could not be extracted due to massive fibrotic adhesions. It is possible that such cases will be more common due to increasing number of cardiac rhythm device implantations.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Valva Tricúspide
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Estenose da Valva Tricúspide
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Veia Cava Superior
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Estimulação Cardíaca Artificial
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Corpos Estranhos
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Átrios do Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Echocardiogr
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia