Entrapment of permanent pacemaker lead as the cause of tricuspid regurgitation - Role of 3-dimensional echocardiography

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1169-1171

  Chen, Tien En ^a   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Chern, Ming Shyan ^a   Chu, Jaw Ji ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entrapment; Pacemaker lead; Three dimensional echocardiography; Tricuspid regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34347249115     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1169     Document Type: Article

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