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There have been gratifying advances in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias during the past 20 years. Whereas in the past, pharmacologic therapy was the only real option for most patients with cardiac arrhythmias, the advent of radio-frequency catheter ablation, the implantable cardioverterdefibrillator, and advances in cardiac pacemakers have substantially increased the number of options for the management of arrhythmias. It is important that general cardiologists and primary care physicians stay abreast of the main advances in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and know what treatments are available and when to refer patients to electrophysiologists for optimal therapy.
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