Clinical Experience of Professor Chen Xiaohu in Treating Arrythmia

This paper summarized the clinical experience of Professor Chen Xiaohu in treating arrhythmia with the integrated Chinese-Western therapy based on his double heart concept. It is believed in Chinese medicine that the pathogenesis of arrhythmia is rooted in qi deficiency， yin deficiency and blood deficiency， with the branch being qi stagnation， phlegm， fire and stasis. Feeling ill at ease is considered as the center pathogenesis， with liver， spleen and kidney being involved. Hence， the therapeutic method is to calm the mind and nerves， together with soothing liver， regulating spleen and nourishing kidney， through herb medication and talk therapy. Such formulas as modified Shengmai Powder， Zhi Gancao Decoction， Ergui Pill are applied to treat arrythmia.