[Clinical case of the month. Twiddler's syndrome: report of a case].
The Twiddler's syndrome is characterized by the migration of pacemaker's leads due to rotation of the pulse generator. In our case, ventricular leads coiled in the upper side of the right atrium with stimulation of pectoralis major muscle during left decubitus lateralis position.
Sakalihasan
N
N
Service de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire et Thoracique, Hôpital Universitaire de Liège, CHU du Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège. nsaka@chu.ulg.ac.be
Radermacher
V
V
Chevolet
C
C
Limet
R
R
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*