Twiddler's syndrome detected by home monitoring device.
Lead fracture due to twiddler's syndrome, was detected in a 68-year-old patient 1 month after implantation of an ICD by means of the incorporated home monitoring system. The patient was admitted and the lead replaced. This case illustrates the clinical benefit of the home monitoring system.
Clinical Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.f.scholten@erasmusmc.nl
Marcoen F
MF
Scholten
Andrew S
AS
Thornton
Dominic A
DA
Theuns
Jan
J
Res
Luc J
LJ
Jordaens
D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory