Twiddler’s Syndrome
Twiddler’s syndrome refers to a rare condition in which a pacemaker or automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) malfunctions due to coiling of the device in the skin pocket and resultant lead displacement. This image is the chest radiograph (CXR) of a 54-year-old male who presented to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-08-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0hv6s169 |