[Update on arrhythmias and cardiac electrophysiology]

This article contains a review of the most important developments in clinical arrhythmology and interventional cardiac electrophysiology that have been reported during the past year. Special emphasis has been placed on clinical conditions that are most prevalent in the general population as well as on progress that has been achieved using the main therapeutic approaches, whether pharmacologic or interventional.

Temas de actualidad 2005: electrofisiología y arritmias

Cardiac electrophysiology laboratories deal with a wide range of pathological conditions, diagnostic techniques, and treatments. Since a huge quantity of material has been published in recent months, this article will be limited to discussion of the most significant developments in the prognostic evaluation of arrhythmias, hereditary disease, syncope, atrial fibrillation, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and catheter ablation. Even within these areas, discussion will be restricted to specific concrete topics and to a limited number of publications that were judged to have important implications for clinical practice. Our principal aim was to provide clinical cardiologists with an overview of the latest developments in cardiac electrophysiology.