Open AccessReel Syndrome: A Variant Form of Twiddler's Syndrome
Author(s) -
Munawar Muhammad,
Munawar Dian L.,
Basalamah Faris,
Pambudi Jimmy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/s1880-4276(11)80036-0
Subject(s) - medicine , reel , bradycardia , sick sinus syndrome , sinus bradycardia , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , surgery , heart rate , blood pressure , advertising , business
Reel syndrome is a variant form of twiddler's syndrome. We describe a 53 years old woman who was referred to our hospital because of symptomatic sinus bradycardia. Subsequently she underwent dual chamber pacemaker implantation and was sent back to the previous hospital on the following day. She was referred again because of sudden syncope due to low heart rate 2 weeks following implantation. Chest X‐ray revealed leads had pulled out of the heart and coiled up around the pacemaker generator; a diagnosis of reel syndrome was made. The difference between the two syndromes, risk factors and preventive measures were discussed.