Twiddler’s Syndrome: An Interesting Cause of Pacemaker Failure

Ricardo Castillo, Erdal Çavuşoğlu

Cardiology · 2005 · 36 citations · 4 references

Concepts

Abstract

This case report describes a patient with twiddler's syndrome, a rare condition of permanent pacemaker failure resulting from inadvertent or deliberate rotation of the pulse generator causing lead dislodgement. This report underscores the importance of dementia as a risk factor for twiddler's syndrome.

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