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Entrapment of a Tined Pacemaker Electrode in the Tricuspid Valve. A Case Report |
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| Authors: | FRITS FRANDSEN,HENRIK OXHØ J,BJARNE NIELSEN |
| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Physiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | tricuspid valve avulsion bipolar electrode complication arrhythmia tricuspid regurgitation cardiovascular collapse |