Cardiology · Cardiology / Cardiac electrophysiology
Twiddler syndrome
also: Pacemaker twiddler syndrome
Device manipulation causing lead dislodgement.
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Subspecialty
- Cardiology / Cardiac electrophysiology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, more common; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Pacemaker twiddler syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Rotation of the pulse generator in its pocket.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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Same gene(s)
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Shares genes with
None.
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