title: Temporary cardiac pacing. Diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
abstract: Temporary cardiac pacing is a useful tool both diagnostically and therapeutically. A wide array of methods are available for delivering such pacing to the myocardium. Careful patient evaluation, which includes ruling out the use of certain drugs and the presence of certain diseases, will help determine the most desirable pacing therapy. In an emergency situation, transcutaneous pacing is the ideal modality for use by the primary care physician.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy