<International Circulation>:  What is your definition of the ideal anti-arrhythmic drug?

   《国际循环》：您对理想抗心律失常药物的定义是什么？

    prof Alpert: The ideal anti-arrhythmic drug would be 100% effective and would have no side effects or adverse events. But of course， it has not been found yet. In fact， as a class of cardiovascular drugs， the anti-arrhythmic drugs have more adverse reactions than say the anti-hypertensives or lipid-lowering drugs. For example， the statins are among some of the best tolerated drugs of any type that we prescribe. The anti-arrhythmic drugs have a lot of nasty and potentially fatal side effects. In some cases they can make the arrhythmia worse an