[Treatment of severe ventricular arrhythmia by means of repeated cardiac stimulation].

The overdrive pacing method is widely used now in clinical practice for prevention and treatment of severe ventricular disorders of the cardiac rhythm. The mechanisms of arrhythmia suppression by means of this stimulation is analysed. Indications are determined for the choice of the site of stimulation and optimal impulce frequency in ischemic heart disease, and overdosage with digitalis drugs, as well as in myocardiopathy.