Erosive Twiddler's Syndrome: A Severe Case with Externalization of the Pacemaker.
| Autor: | Stuart R; Internal Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, USA., Gilbert Z; Internal Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, USA., Valencia DN; Internal Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Mar 29; Vol. 12 (3), pp. e7458. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 29. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.7458 |
| Abstrakt: | Implantable pacemakers have been the mainstay of therapy for patients with severely decreased left ventricular ejection fractions and recurrent arrhythmias, among other cardiac pathology. Twiddler's syndrome (TS) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of pacemaker therapy, defined as pacemaker malfunction in the setting of device lead dislodgment due to physical manipulation. Traditionally, there are three distinct TS variants (reeling, ratchet and coiling). This case offers evidence of a unique and new variant of TS, severe recurrent erosive subtype with pacemaker externalization. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Stuart et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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