Recomendaciones de buena práctica clínica en arritmias

Arrhythmias are, perhaps, one of the diseases that cause the most concern in the primary care physician. This is especially true when these are acute episodes of tachycardia, in which the physician frequently has doubts about which drug can be used without worsening the clinical picture. On the other hand, different types of asymptomatic arrhythmias are frequently detected on the routine electrocardiograms. In this case, doubt arises regarding whether these should be treated or not. Knowing how to identify the type of rhythm disorder based on the electrocardiographic pattern is the first essential step in order to cope with these conditions. In this article, it has been aimed to make a review on the most frequent arrhythmias, placing special emphasis on their electrocardiographic diagnosis, their most frequent causes, their prognostic significance and treatment.