Ratchet-traction effect: an underdiagnosed mechanism of pacing lead dislodgement
Sudarshan Kumar Vijay1, Sudhanshu Kumar Dwivedi2, Sharad Chandra2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, U.P. 226010, India.
Abstract:
Pacing lead dislodgement contributes substantially, to the list of causes of early pacemaker failure. Reel's syndrome is a rare cause of pacemaker failure, resulting from the dislodging of pacing electrodes by manipulation of the pulse generator by the patient. We describe here an intriguing case of pacemaker lead dislodgement by a novel and frequently underdiagnosed mechanism that mimicked the fluoroscopic diagnosis of reel's syndrome.
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