title: [Twiddler syndrome: rare cause of definitive pacemaker dysfunction].
abstract: The authors present a case of Twiddler's syndrome, a rare complication after pacemaker implantation, first described in 1968. The article is complemented by an approach to the etiology and manifestations of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
authors.forename: Luís Ferreira dos
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.Twiddler Syndrome: Rare Cause of Definitive Pacemaker Dysfunction.
authors.forename: Jorge Oliveira
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome