[Modern pacemaker therapy].

Automated functions of cardiac pacemakers correcting bradycardia provide the possibility to evaluate the utility of cardiac pacing and the patient's cardiac rhythm even over an extended period of time. Application of arrhythmia pacemaker therapy to the prevention of sudden death in high-risk patients has been started without limiting it to the prevention of recurrence of asystolia. Treatment of cardiac insufficiency with cardiac resynchronization therapy has established itself in a proportion of those having severe cardiac insufficiency. It relieves the insufficiency and extends the life span. Investigations have proved these therapies to be effective with respect to both results and costs.