Introduction. Pacemakers are devices that modern medicine and cardiology
cannot be imagined without. The technique of implantation comes to surgical
procedure where all principles of asepsis and antisepsis have to be
respected. Although some complications do happen, they are rather rare.
Results. After the implantation of the device, the patient is not handicapped
(unless the heart was additionally damaged). On the contrary, the patient
returns to his work and functions normally within his family in most of the
cases. The first medical appointment is scheduled a month after the
implantation and the following are three and six months after. Types of
devices. Today there are ?new types of electrostimulation?- implantable
cardioverter defibrillators and multisite electrostimulators. The former is
implanted in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death and the latter in
patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block. Owing to these
devices, the sudden cardiac death can be prevented successfully and the
quality of a patient?s life is improved.
Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for the Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Women With Advanced Heart Failure
