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Twiddler's Syndrome with Transvenous Defibrillators in the Pectoral Region
Author(s) -
SALIBA BASSAM C.,
GHANTOUS ANDRE E.,
SCHOENFELD MARK H.,
MARIEB MARK A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00641.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pectoral muscle , cardiology , surgery
Advances in technology have enabled the implantation of defibrillators in the pectoral region. Complications encountered with pacemakers may also be observed with defibrillators. We describe two cases of twiddler's syndrome in patients with defibrillators implanted subcutaneously in the left pectoral region.