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Reel Syndrome and Pulsatile Liver in a Patient With a Two-chamber Pacemaker

2004; Japanese Heart Journal Assoc; Volume: 45; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1536/jhj.45.1037

1573-8612

Ahmet Vural, Ayşen Ağaçdiken, Dilek Ural, Baki Komşuoğlu,

Ion Transport and Channel Regulation

Twiddler's syndrome is characterized by coiling of the pacemaker lead due to the rotation of the pacemaker generator on its long axis. Reel syndrome is another form of Twiddler's syndrome. It occurs due to the rotation of the pacemaker generator on its transverse axis with subsequent coiling of the pacemaker leads around the pulse generator. In this article we describe a patient with a two-chamber pacemaker who presented with sudden onset of abdominal pulsation and was subsequently diagnosed as Reel syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first case of Reel syndrome that developed in a patient with a two-chamber pacemaker.