HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Lee, M. E. Articles by Matloff, J. M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Lee, M. E. Articles by Matloff, J. M.

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 74, 433-435, Copyright © 1977 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

ARTICLES

Avulsion of a tricuspid valve leaflet during traction on an infected, entrapped endocardial pacemaker electrode. The role of electrode design

ME Lee, A Chaux and JM Matloff

Endocardial pacemaker electrodes rely in part upon endocardial fixation proximal to the electrode tip to prevent ejection of the tip from the ventricular apex. Fixation of these electrodes to the superior vena cava and tricuspid valve, in particular, has been reported. Infection of endocardial electrodes necessitates their removal. This report concerns avulsion of a tricuspid valve leaflet during traction on an infected electrode. With the availability of new methods of apical fixation, the utilization of electrode sheathing materials which discourage endocardial fixation would increase the safety of their removal under the circumstances reported herein.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. R. Sohail, D. Z. Uslan, A. H. Khan, P. A. Friedman, D. L. Hayes, W. R. Wilson, J. M. Steckelberg, S. Stoner, and L. M. Baddour Management and Outcome of Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Infections J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., May 8, 2007; 49(18): 1851 - 1859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Z. Uslan, M. R. Sohail, J. L. St. Sauver, P. A. Friedman, D. L. Hayes, S. M. Stoner, W. R. Wilson, J. M. Steckelberg, and L. M. Baddour Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Infection: A Population-Based Study Arch Intern Med, April 9, 2007; 167(7): 669 - 675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				O. Kinoshita, J. Amano, T. Takano, H. Kitahara, K. Itou, S.-i. Uchikawa, Y. Yazaki, H. Imamura, M. Hongo, and K. Kubo Bacteremia Caused by Late-Infected Pacemaker Lead: A Case Report Angiology, November 1, 2004; 55(6): 697 - 699. [Abstract] [PDF]

				O. Kinoshita, J. Amano, T. Takano, H. Kitahara, K. Itou, S.-i. Uchikawa, Y. Yazaki, H. Imamura, M. Hongo, and K. Kubo Bacteremia Caused by Late-Infected Pacemaker Lead: A Case Report Angiology, November 1, 2004; 55(6): 697 - 699. [Abstract] [PDF]