Key result
Surgical lead removal and valve suturing successfully treats rare tricuspid perforation by pacemaker leads.
Why the study?
Tricuspid valve perforation caused by pacemaker lead is an extremely rare complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation, mostly diagnosed at autopsy.
Population
A patient with tricuspid valve perforation caused by pacemaker lead
Comparison
Surgical removal of pacemaker lead and tricuspid valve suturing
Design
Case report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare intraoperative pacemaker lead perforation; leaves open optimal prevention and screening strategies.
Tricuspid valve perforation is a rare complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation that can be successfully managed with surgical lead removal and valve repair.
Erdinler et al. (2005) studied this question. Tricuspid valve perforation by a pacemaker lead is an extremely rare complication that can be successfully treated by surgical lead removal and suturing of the valve.
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