title: New developments in antibradycardic devices.
abstract: With increasing advances in technology, cardiac pacemakers have become highly sophisticated devices that allow diagnostic and therapeutic functions beyond conventional antibradycardic therapy. This review discusses the most promising developments in antibradycardic device therapy, such as novel diagnostic functions, telemonitoring, autoadjustment of programmed parameters, algorithms for support of intrinsic atrioventricular conduction, pacing algorithms for the prevention of atrial arrhythmias and cardiac resynchronization therapy. A short overview of the basic principles of antibradycardic device therapy is also provided.
authors.affiliation: University Heart Centre Hamburg, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. kmortensen@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000517:prevention & control; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000517:prevention & control; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial