Pacemaker Lead-induced Tricuspid Valve Stenosis and Reverse Lutembacher Syndrome
Yuya Yamazaki1, Takuya Wada1, Takayuki Kadohama1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
Abstract:
Reverse Lutembacher syndrome is a rare cause of hypoxia characterized by the triad of tricuspid valve stenosis, elevated right atrial pressure, and an interatrial right-to-left shunt. We report a case of pacemaker lead-induced reverse Lutembacher syndrome in a 45-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea. The patient also developed pacemaker lead-induced superior vena cava obstruction accompanied by a right-to-left shunt through systemic-to-pulmonary venous collaterals, which exacerbated the hypoxia. Tricuspid valve replacement using a bioprosthetic valve and patent foramen ovale closure improved her hypoxia.
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