title: Indications for pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization devices.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, 500 University Drive, MC 047, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. Electronic address: ssamii@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Soraya M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Samii
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Arrhythmia; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiac rhythm devices; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Pacemaker; Systolic heart failure