• Acta chirurgica Hungarica · Jan 1989

    Case Reports

    Pacemaker twiddler's syndrome (rotation of the pacemaker around the electrode cable, a rare complication of pacemaker therapy).

    • F Solti, E Moravcsik, F Rényi-Vámos, and Z Szabó.
    • Department of Vascular and Cardiac Surgery, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
    • Acta Chir Hung. 1989 Jan 1;30(3):231-6.

    AbstractRotation of the pacemaker generator around the electrode cable (i.e. twiddler's syndrome) was observed by the authors in six cases during the implantation of 4250 pacemakers. Twiddler's syndrome developed in three cases following implantation and in three cases after the replacement of the pacemaker. As a result of the rotation of the device, displacement of the electrode occurred in all cases. The factors predisposing to rotation of the device were as follows: (i) a loose, dilated pocket in 5 cases; (ii) seroma formation around the device in 2 cases; (iii) manipulation with the pacemaker in one case. For treating twiddler's syndrome, reimplantation was performed, fashioning a small and tight pocket for the device and fixing it by transfixing sutures. After reimplantation, the patients became complaint free, no recurrences occurred.

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