A multi-modal cardiotherapy device (100) includes an anti-arrhythmic unit
(118) for delivering multiple types of anti-arrhythmic therapy to a heart,
a cardiac contractility modulating unit (108) for delivering cardiac contractility
modulating signals to the heart, and for applying anti-arrhythmic cardiac contractility
modulating signal therapy to the heart, one or more sensing units (112)
for sensing electrical signals related to electrical activity of the heart to provide
an output signal, one or more detecting units (116) operatively connected
to the sensing unit(s) (112) for detecting in the output signal cardiac
events of the heart, a controller unit (106) operatively connected to the
anti-arrhythmic unit (118), the cardiac contractility modulating unit (108)
and the detecting unit(s) (116). The controller unit (106) processes
the output of the detecting unit(s) (116) to detect a cardiac arrhythmia
or indications of a possible arrhythmia in the heart and controls the application
of anti-arrhythmic therapy, anti-arrhythmic cardiac contractility modulating signal
therapy, and cardiac contractility modulating therapy to the heart. The device
may be an implantable device or a non-implantable device. The device (100)
may also include a pacing unit (102). Methods are disclosed for using the
device for delivering multi-modal cardiotherapy to the heart.