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.
Scholten
Marcoen F
MF
Clinical Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.f.scholten@erasmusmc.nl
Thornton
Andrew S
AS
Theuns
Dominic A
DA
Res
Jan
J
Jordaens
Luc J
LJ
D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory