Electrical therapy for cardiac arrhythmias
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Arritmia cardiaca, desfibrilador, terapia eléctrica, marcapasoAbstract
Since the introduction of electrical cardiac stimulation by means of implantable pacemakers in the 1950's decade, non-pharmacological treatment of several cardiac rhythm disorders has evolved importantly. Today we have many therapeutic options including dual chamber pacemakers, cardiacsynchronisers, implantable cardiodefibrillators and catheterablation therapy. In this review we assess generic aspects, basic electrocardiography and the most frequent clinical indications. All these issues will be of interest for physicians whoface patients with cardiac arrhythmias or with implanted de-vices.
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