[Emergency heart stimulation with a transthoracic electrode. Our experience in 35 cases]

35 cases of heart stimulation using a transthoracic electrode are presented. It is emphasised that the technique is only applicable in very few cases (total AVB with a critical frequency below 20/min, all types of asystolia). The simple technique, results and complications (in theory many but in practice only 1 occurred) are briefly described.