Progressive Tricuspid
Regurgitation and Elevated Tricuspid Regurgitation Pressure Gradient
after Transvenous Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
Wei-Chieh Lee, MDa,b, Hsiu-Yu Fang,
MDb, Huang-Chung Chen, MDb,
Yung-Lung Chen, MDb, Tzu-Hsien Tsai,
MDb, Kuo-Li Pan, MDc, Yu-Sheng Lin,
MDc, Wen-Hao Liu, MDb, Mien-Cheng
Chen, MDb
aInstitute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine,
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
bDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal
Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University
College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
cDivision of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,
Chiayi, Taiwan
Address for correspondence: Mien-Cheng Chen, MD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang
Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123
Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung District, Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
Tel: 886-7-731-7123 ext. 8300
Fax: 886-7-732-2402
E-mail: chenmien@ms76.hinet.net
Running title: Progressive tricuspid regurgitation after
pacemaker implantation
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