New Russian solution to drive arrhythmia out of Earth?

Scientists at the Moscow-based Research Institute of Experimental Cardiology are said to have developed what seems to be a unique drug capable of effectively fighting arrhythmia

Russian scientists are said to have developed what seems to be a unique drug capable of effectively fighting arrhythmia, a serious condition in which the electrical activity of the heart is irregular, Rnd.cnews.ru reported. The new development comes from the heart electrophysiology lab of the Moscow-based Research Institute of Experimental Cardiology. The Russian Fundamental Research Fund is reported to have supported the effort. At the moment, cardiovascular diseases are the deadliest natural killer in the world. Arrhythmia, a generally non life-threatening condition that nonetheless causes cardiac arrest in a growing number of instances, is believed to be the deadliest of them all. An estimated 2% of the global population are found to have developed arrhythmia, of whom people aged 50 and above account for an alarming 15%. Most advanced modern drugs are known to help only in 50% of cases, and using such drugs leads to serious complications, including death, in an estimated 10-15% of cases...