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 pacemakers may also be observed with defibrillators. We describe two cases of twiddler's syndrome in patients with defibrillators implanted subcutaneously in the left pectoral region.
Saliba
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Hospital of Saint Raphael, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Ghantous
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Schoenfeld
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Marieb
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D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy