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Eur Heart J Case Rep
January 2025
1st Department of Arrhythmia, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland.
Background: Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) has become an essential component of lead management strategies, but it carries the risk of severe complications, including damage to the tricuspid valve. Currently, there are no established predictors that can help prevent these complications.
Case Summary: An 84-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker was admitted to the hospital due to a pocket fistula resulting from a local infection.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
School and Graduate Institute of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND Pacemaker implantation serves as a prevalent therapeutic approach for bradycardia or atrioventricular blocks associated with syncope. While generally regarded as safe, this procedure is not devoid of rare yet severe complications. Examples include lead-induced cardiac perforation resulting in pneumothorax or pericardial effusion, which pose life-threatening risks.
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November 2024
Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Background: In recent years, lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation (LITR) has attracted increasing attention. At present, there are two commonly used transvalvular methods for pacing lead wires to enter the right ventricle. The first transvalvular approach involves placing the tip of the pacing lead directly through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, including "direct-crossing" and "drop-down.
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November 2024
Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, No. 92, Aiguo Road, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province 330006, China.
Background: Pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation is a common complication after cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation. Cardiac implantable electronic device lead removal is a challenge procedure.
Case Summary: A 72-year-old lady was admitted due to worsening heart failure.
JTCVS Open
August 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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