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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...
Autores principales: | Udink ten Cate, Floris E A, Adelmann, Roland, Schmidt, Beate E, Sreeram, Narayanswami |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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