Predominant tricuspid stenosis secondary to bacterial endocarditis in a patient with permanent pacemaker and balloon dilatation of the stenosis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 393-396

  Nisanci, Yilmaz ^a,b   Yilmaz, Ercument ^a   Oncul, Aytac ^a   Ozsaruhan, Onal ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAHCESEHIR   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balloon dilatation; Endocarditis; Lead complication; Tricuspid stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; TRICUSPID VALVE STENOSIS;

EID: 0032977026     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00460.x     Document Type: Article

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