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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Twiddler's Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Pacemakers.

Jhon Navarro-Gonzalez, Marcelo Durán Caamaño, Cristóbal Lara Pedreros, Karina Sepulveda

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jhon Navarro-GonzalezEmergency Department, Hospital Las Higueras, Talcahuano, CHL.
Marcelo Durán CaamañoEmergency Department, Hospital Las Higueras, Talcahuano, CHL.
Cristóbal Lara PedrerosEmergency Department, Hospital Las Higueras, Talcahuano, CHL.
Karina SepulvedaEmergency Department, Hospital Las Higueras, Talcahuano, CHL.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twiddler's syndrome is a rare complication of cardiac pacemakers, which involves the retraction of the lead with rotation inside the implant pocket. This article presents the case of a 54-year-old female patient, who was admitted to the emergency department for chest pain and involuntary contractions of the left pectoral and left upper extremity. The patient is evaluated by a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology, confirming the Twiddler's syndrome diagnosis.

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pacemaker complicationpacemaker lead displacementpacemaker lead migrationsingle-chamber pacemakertwiddler's syndrome

Identifiers

PMID39564061
PMCPMC11575473

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