Predominant tricuspid stenosis secondary to bacterial endocarditis in a patient with permanent pacemaker and, balloon dilatation of the stenosis: A case report

Abstract

In a 49-year-old woman with sick sinus syndrome and a permanent VVI pacemaker, severe tricuspid stenosis and its clinical consequences developed 4 years after the attack of endocarditis. Besides the quite unusual occurrence of lead related tricuspid stenosis in the literature, successful treatment with balloon dilatation is the unique feature of this case.