What question did this study set out to answer?

To report a case of hyperacute pacemaker Twiddler's syndrome leading to exit block shortly after implantation.

June 30, 2003EP EuropaceOpen Access

Early pacemaker twiddler syndrome

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Population

1 female patient who received a dual chamber pulse generator

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

17 hours

Authors

TFThomas FåhraeusUppsala University Hospital

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Implication

Alerts clinicians to possible immediate post-implant Twiddler's syndrome; case report leaves open incidence and prevention strategies.

Key Points

To report a case of hyperacute pacemaker Twiddler's syndrome leading to exit block shortly after implantation.
Clinical and diagnostic evaluation of a patient presenting with pacing failure following dual-chamber pulse generator implantation.
Postoperative assessment of lead positioning, generator pocket manipulation, and pacing capture thresholds.
Patient rotated the dual-chamber pulse generator within the subfascial pocket repeatedly within 17 hours of surgery.
Both pacing leads wound entirely around the generator up to their electrode tips, producing complete exit block and loss of capture.

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Population

1 female patient who received a dual chamber pulse generator

Intervention

Dual chamber pulse generator implantation

Outcome

Exit block and lead dislodgment due to Twiddler's syndromesafety

Highlights the possibility of extremely early Twiddler's syndrome occurring within 17 hours of pacemaker implantation.

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Thomas Fåhraeus (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a8fd5123479a499f383a2 https://doi.org/10.1016/s1099-5129(03)00032-1

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Early pacemaker twiddler syndrome

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Early pacemaker twiddler syndrome

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