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Use of an active fixation lead and a subpectoral pacemaker pocket may not avoid Twiddler's syndrome

Manipulation of a pacemaker with consequent malfunction of the device has been called Twiddler's syndrome. Use of active-fixation leads and subpectoral pacemaker pockets has been considered to help in avoiding this problem. We describe a child in whom twiddling was not prevented despite implant...

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Autores principales: Udink ten Cate, Floris E A, Adelmann, Roland, Schmidt, Beate E, Sreeram, Narayanswami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23129916
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.99629