TY - SER TI - Marcapasos. Su implantación y cuidados SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 95 N2 - It is an electronic device that generates impulses through electrodes implanted directly in the epicardium or endocardium; These stimuli depolarize the atrium or ventricle with programmed or programmable parameters. These devices were originally designed for the treatment of atrioventricular block, although they currently have multiple applications in patients with cardiological disorders; For example: symptomatic bradycardia, tachyarrhythmias, post-infarction arrhythmias ER -