Flail septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve due to rupture of chordae tendineae ten years after pacemaker implantation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):e41-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.060. Epub 2014 Jul 12.

Authors

Zacharias Christogiannis¹, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos¹, Kostas Pappas¹, Antonios Pitsis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina Medical School, 45221 Ioannina, Greece.
² St. Luke's Cardiac Surgery Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 25108684
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.060

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Flail tricuspid valve; Long-term complication; Pacemaker; Tricuspid regurgitation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Chordae Tendineae / injuries*
Female
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Rupture / complications
Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Time Factors
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Ultrasonography