Cardiology · 2005 · 36 citations · 4 references
MedicineCardiologyNeurologyDementiaCardiac PacingConduction DisordersDementia SyndromesHeart FailurePacemaker CareCardiac PacemakersLead DislodgementLeadless PacemakersPacemaker ComplicationsPacemaker MalfunctionPacemaker SyndromePermanent Pacemaker TherapyPulse Generator Circuits
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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Pacemaker twiddler's syndrome: a note on its mechanism.
M Khalilullah, Khanna Sk, Umang Gupta et al. · PubMed · 1979 · 39 citations