Indications for pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization devices.
Implantable cardiac devices are important management tools for patients with heart rhythm disorders and heart failure. In this article, the current implantable cardiac rhythm devices are described in their evolution. The current indications and contraindications for these cardiac rhythm devices are reviewed.
['Samii|Soraya M|SM|']
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable D006801:Humans D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pacemaker Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Cardiac rhythm devices Arrhythmia Cardiac resynchronization therapy Systolic heart failure