Yoda Masataka, Hansky Bert, Schulte-Eistrup Sebastian, Koerfer Reiner, Minami Kazutomo
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center North Rhine-Westphalia, University of Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jul;80(1):328-30. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.041.
Transvenous endocardial pacemaker implantation is contraindicated in patients after mechanical tricuspid valve replacement. A 76-year-old woman who suffered from bradyarrhythmia was implanted with a left ventricular pacing lead through a transvenous coronary vein after aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve replacements. There were no complications and the stimulation thresholds were stable. The use of coronary vein leads provides a minimally invasive approach, safety, and effective stimulation for patients with a mechanical tricuspid valve.