Percutaneous tricuspid valvotomy for pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid stenosis

Abstract

Permanent pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation is extremely uncommon. We report a patient with severe tricuspid stenosis detected 10 years after permanent single chamber pacemaker implantation in surgically corrected congenital heart disease. The loop at the level of the tricuspid valve may have caused endothelial injury and eventually led to stenosis. Percutaneous balloon valvotomy for such stenosis has not been reported from India.

Keywords

• Pacemaker lead-induced stenosis
• Balloon valvotomy
• Transesophageal echocardiography