Controversy in Cardiology: The Practical Clinical Approach

Controversies exist in every discipline of medicine: more so in cardiology because of the rapid advances that have been made in the last decade. Several new investigations, both invasive and non - invasive, have enlarged our visions on hitherto unrecognised possibilities and have brought about a re-orientation of our concepts regarding the pathogenesis of various cardiac conditions. Several new drugs are now being used to treat various cardiacarrhythmias and ischemic heart diseases.