Unilateral neck pulsations in a patient with a permanent pacemaker. 1985

N L Coplan, and J A Ambrose, and J L Halperin

An asymptomatic patient with a permanent pacemaker presented with unilateral accentuated neck pulsations. Evaluation revealed tricuspid insufficiency, a massively dilated right internal jugular vein, and obstruction of the left internal jugular vein. There was no evidence of aneurysm, vascular tumor, or fistula. The most likely explanation for this constellation of findings is tricuspid regurgitation occurring in the setting of unilateral internal jugular vein occlusion. Such a combination should be considered in the differential diagnosis of asymmetrical neck pulsations in a patient with a transvenous pacemaker.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007601 Jugular Veins Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. Jugular Vein,Vein, Jugular,Veins, Jugular
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009333 Neck The part of a human or animal body connecting the HEAD to the rest of the body. Necks
D010138 Pacemaker, Artificial A device designed to stimulate, by electric impulses, contraction of the heart muscles. It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external). Cardiac Pacemaker, Artificial,Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker,Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers,Artificial Pacemaker,Artificial Pacemakers,Cardiac Pacemakers, Artificial,Pacemaker, Artificial Cardiac,Pacemakers, Artificial,Pacemakers, Artificial Cardiac
D011674 Pulse The rhythmical expansion and contraction of an ARTERY produced by waves of pressure caused by the ejection of BLOOD from the left ventricle of the HEART as it contracts. Pulses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014262 Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency Backflow of blood from the RIGHT VENTRICLE into the RIGHT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the TRICUSPID VALVE. Tricuspid Incompetence,Tricuspid Regurgitation,Tricuspid Valve Incompetence,Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation,Incompetence, Tricuspid,Incompetence, Tricuspid Valve,Insufficiency, Tricuspid Valve,Regurgitation, Tricuspid,Regurgitation, Tricuspid Valve,Valve Incompetence, Tricuspid,Valve Insufficiency, Tricuspid,Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid

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