title: Reverse Twiddler's syndrome.
abstract: Twiddler's syndrome is classically described as withdrawal of pacing or defibrillator leads from their position in the heart as a result of arm motion or manipulation of the pulse generator site. Reverse Twiddler's syndrome is now reported as advancement of the leads into the heart by a similar repetitive motion but opposite in direction.
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook Arrhythmia and Sudden Death Prevention Center, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8167, USA. svlay@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Vlay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome