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The pacemaker-twiddler’s syndrome: an infrequent cause of pacemaker failure
BACKGROUND: The pacemaker-twiddler’s syndrome is an uncommon cause of pacemaker malfunction. It occurs due to unintentional or deliberate manipulation of the pacemaker pulse generator within its skin pocket by the patient. This causes coiling of the lead and its dislodgement, resulting in failure of...
Autores principales: | Salahuddin, Mohammad, Cader, Fathima Aaysha, Nasrin, Sahela, Chowdhury, Mashhud Zia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4721019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26790626 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1818-0 |
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