Twiddler’s Syndrome: An Interesting Cause of Pacemaker Failure

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

This case report describes a patient with twiddler’s syndrome, a rare condition of permanent pacemaker failure resulting from inadvertent or deliberate rotation of the pulse generator causing lead dislodgement. This report underscores the importance of dementia as a risk factor for twiddler’s syndrome.

Related collections

Most cited references 2

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Recalls and safety alerts involving pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generators.

William H Maisel (2001)

Unanticipated pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator malfunctions sometimes warrant recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Despite increasingly frequent device implantation, pacemaker and ICD recalls and safety alerts (advisories) remain poorly characterized. To determine pacemaker and ICD generator advisory rates in the United States, to identify trends in these rates, and to examine their clinical and financial implications. Analysis of weekly FDA Enforcement Reports issued between January 1990 and December 2000 to identify all advisories involving pacemaker or ICD generators in the United States. Recalls and safety alerts involving lead malfunctions were not included. Number of pacemakers and ICD generators in the United States subject to FDA recall or safety alert in 1990-2000; annual pacemaker and ICD advisory rates in the United States in 1990-2000; and estimated cost of device advisories. During the study period, 52 advisories (median [25th and 75th percentiles], 4 [4 and 7] per year) involving 408 500 pacemakers and 114 645 ICDs (523 145 total devices) were issued. Hardware malfunctions (35 advisories affecting 280 641 devices) and computer errors (10 advisories affecting 216 533 devices) accounted for 95% of device recalls. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators were recalled more frequently than pacemakers (mean [SD], 16.4 [1.6] vs 6.7 [0.8] advisories per 100 person-years; P<.001). Between 1995 and 2000, the annual advisory rate increased for both pacemakers (P for trend <.001) and ICDs (P for trend =.02). An estimated 1.3 million device checks and analyses and 36 187 device replacements resulted from the advisories and cost approximately $870 million. Pacemaker and ICD recalls and safety alerts occur frequently, affect many patients, and appear to be increasing in number and rate. With the growing number of device implants and expanding indications for device therapy, the number of patients affected by device advisories will likely continue to increase.

0 comments Cited 19 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

Record: found
Abstract: not found
Article: not found

Pacemaker-twiddler's syndrome: A rare cause of lead displacement and pacemaker malfunction

Guy Newland, Timothy Janz (1994)

0 comments Cited 2 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

All references

Author and article information

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 2006

Publication date (Print): February 2006

Publication date (Electronic): 10 February 2006

Volume: 105

Issue: 2

Pages: 119-121

Affiliations

Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center,Brooklyn, N.Y., USA

Article

Publisher ID: 90213 Other ID: Cardiology 2006;105:119–121

DOI: 10.1159/000090213

PubMed ID: 16357482

SO-VID: f461a2a1-9714-4652-beb9-0e7b67ea043e

License:

Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug. Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements.

History

Date received : 02 August 2005

Date accepted : 04 October 2005

Page count

Figures: 2, References: 6, Pages: 3

Comments

Comment on this article

scite_

Cited by 9

See all cited by

Most referenced authors 15

See all reference authors

- Version 1