title: [Progress in antiarrhythmic therapy].
abstract: The number of patients with cardiac arrhythmias is increasing in our society with the aged people along with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and ischemic heart diseases. Patient characteristics and therapeutic tools are both diverse at present, and, therefore, clinical evidence is one of the important pieces for selecting therapy suitable for our individual patients. This article reviews recent clinical trials regarding to atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation. We have many powerful knowledge and tools, but at the same time, know well some limitations peculiar to individual therapy for particular arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: The Cardiovascular Institute.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents