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Netherlands Heart Journal
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal 12/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Heart Beat

Twiddler syndrome mimicking an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Authors: K.P. Wevers, L. Kleijn, A.E. Borger van der Burg, M.G. van Andringa de Kempenaer

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 12/2015

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A 79-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department because of a suspected symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her medical history reported coronary artery bypass grafting and a DDD pacemaker because of a total atrioventricular (AV) block. Several years later, an upgrade to a biventricular ICD was performed, because of deterioration of the left ventricular (LV) function with symptomatic heart failure, most likely due to 100 % right ventricular (RV) pacing. The RV pacing lead was disconnected. …
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Metadata
Title
Twiddler syndrome mimicking an abdominal aortic aneurysm
Authors
K.P. Wevers
L. Kleijn
A.E. Borger van der Burg
M.G. van Andringa de Kempenaer
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0759-5

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