Engelsk titel: Twiddler’s syndrome as the cause of pacemaker electrode displacement
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Författare:
Grönbech, Keea Treu
;
Gilså Hansen, Michael
Email: keeatg@hotmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 4
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UI-nummer: 13067431
Sammanfattning
Twiddler’s syndrome is a rare cause of pacemaker electrode displacement. The displacement is caused by the patient’s manipulation with the pacemaker, so the electrode is retracted. We describe a case of a 79-year-old overweight woman with a known psychiatric anamnesis, who was admitted twice with twiddler’s syndrome. Age and overweight are known risk factors for twiddler’s syndrome; and in this case the patient’s psychiatric habitus was probably an additional risk factor. Before performing a pacemaker implantation it is important to take the patient’s risk factors into account, and thus consider submuscular implantation.