Electrical therapy of arrhythmias.
Pacing, cardioversion, and defibrillation may be used separately or in sequence for the termination of certain cardiac arrhythmias. Each is presently available in the form of an implantable device for long-term tachycardia therapy. The purpose of this article is to review the current applications and future directions of these new modalities.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial