Early pacemaker twiddler syndrome

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-281

  Fahraeus, Thomas ^a   Hoijer C J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pacemaker lead dislodgment; Twinddler's syndrome

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; KIDNEY TUMOR; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0042668327     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1099-5129(03)00032-1     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Bayliss CE, Beanlands DS, Baird RJ. The pacemaker-twiddler's syndrome: a new complication of implantable transvenous pacemakers. Can Med Assoc J 1968; 99: 371-3.
2. Kumar A, McKay CR, Rahimtoola SH. Pacemaker-twiddler's syndrome: an important cause of diaphragmatic pacing. Am J Cardiol 1985; 56: 797-9.