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- Title
Very-late onset twiddler syndrome as an unusual cause of syncope.
- Authors
Haeberlin, Andreas; Chauvel, Rémi; Noel, Antoine; Welte, Nicolas; Ritter, Philippe; Bordachar, Pierre; Ploux, Sylvain
- Abstract
In April 2019, a sudden drop in the R-wave amplitude was registered and a few days later, the patient experienced syncope. This severe very-late onset twiddler syndrome many years after lead implantation with "self-extracted" tangled leads is unusual. As the manifestation of a twiddler syndrome evolves over time and clear symptoms and signs may be lacking, prompt follow-up and chest radiography is crucial and should be performed in case of lead-related remote monitoring alerts to avoid complications.
- Subjects
BRUGADA syndrome; SYNCOPE; SYNDROMES; IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators; FOREIGN body migration; MEDICAL equipment reliability
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2019, Vol 56, Issue 3, p359
- ISSN
1383-875X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10840-019-00613-z