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Twiddler's Syndrome

Known as: Syndrome, Twiddler's, Twiddlers Syndrome 
Dislodgement, breakdown, or other malfunction of an artificial cardiac pacemaker, chemotherapy port, drip infusion valve, or similar implanted… 
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2009
2009
Reverse Twiddler's Syndrome
  • S. Vlay
  • Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 29983991
Twiddler's syndrome is classically described as withdrawal of pacing or defibrillator leads from their position in the heart as a… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Permanent cardiac pacemakers: issues relevant to the emergency physician, Part I.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Permanent cardiac pacemakers: issues relevant to the emergency physician, part II.
1999
1999
Twiddler's Syndrome with Transvenous Defibrillators in the Pectoral Region
Advances in technology have enabled the implantation of defibrillators in the pectoral region. Complications encountered with… 
1996
1996
Defibrillator Twiddler's Syndrome Causing Device Failure in a Subpectoral Transvenous System
Twiddler's syndrome is well described as a complication of cardiac pacing. Defibrillator twiddler's syndrome has been recently… 
1989
1989
Pacemaker twiddler's syndrome.
1983
1983
Twiddler's syndrome revisited.
SINCE THE advent of permanent pacing, numerous complications and etiologies of pacemaker failure have been reported. Pacemaker… 
1978
1978
Abdominal twiddler's syndrome.
Since inception of permanent cardiac pacing, the literatune has flourished with reports of complications. One such entity is the… 
1977
1977
The pacemaker‐twiddler's syndrome: Another disadvantage of abdominal implantation of pulse generators
Breakage of a pacer lead due to the pacemaker‐twiddler's syndrome (PTS) occurred in 4 of 62 survivors following epicardial… 
1974
1974
The pacemaker twiddler's syndrome. A further note.
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