Context
'Implantable devices in Cardiology' is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Although there is a wide degree of overlap, for the purposes of this session we will consider:
- Device therapy for brady-arrhythmias ('conventional' pacing)
- Device therapy for tachy-arrhythmias (automatic implantable cardio-defibrillators, or ICDs)
- Device therapy for heart failure (cardiac resynchronization therapy [CRT], or biventricular pacing)