Gul Enes Elvin, Glover Benedict, Baranchuk Adrian
Heart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Heart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2017 Jan-Feb;17(1):18-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2017.01.006. Epub 2017 Jan 25.
Oblivious manipulation of the device by the patient is referred to as "Twiddler's" syndrome. It is characterized by the coiling of the pacemaker lead due to the rotation of the pacemaker generator on its long axis. However, the rotation of the pacemaker generator on its transverse axis with subsequent coiling of the pacemaker leads around the pulse generator is called as ''Reel syndrome''. In this case, we present a 69-year-old patient with 'selective' Reel syndrome and postulate the possible explanation for damaged atrial lead.