Key result
TEE guides diagnosis and targeted intervention for pacemaker lead-induced severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Why the study?
Severe tricuspid regurgitation caused by permanent pacemaker lead impingement is a rare complication requiring detailed diagnostic evaluation.
Case Report (n=4)
Numerous complications induced by pacemaker electrodes have been reported. Although mild tricuspid regurgitation is a well-documented complication of transvenous right ventricular pacemaker leads secondary to abnormal valve coaptation, severe tricuspid regurgitation resultingfrom perforation of the tricuspid valve itself is a rare complication. This case report details a patient with severe tricuspid regurgitation secondary to impingement of the tricuspid valve by a permanent pacing lead that was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. Surgical repair was advocated because of symptomatic significant tricuspid regurgitation.
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Champagne et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Severe tricuspid regurgitation with cardiac implantable electronic device leads (n=4). Transesophageal echocardiography-guided management (lead extraction or transcatheter repair/replacement) was evaluated on Reduction in tricuspid regurgitation severity.
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