Amiodarone (Pacerone) is an option to treat life-threatening heart rhythm
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Amiodarone needs to build up in the body and it generally takes between one and three weeks to do so
You will be started on a high dose, for one week only
Its primary effect is to block the potassium channels, but it can also block sodium and calcium channels and the beta and alpha adrenergic receptors
However, you should Amiodarone was more effective than a placebo or rate control drug in achieving sinus rhythm (21
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38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 51% reported a negative effect
Amiodarone, a class III antiarrhythmic drug, has multiple effects on myocardial depolarization and repolarization that make it an extremely effective antiarrhythmic drug
Amiodarone can cause serious side effects throughout your body, including your thyroid, lungs, and heart
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Though classified as a class III antiarrhythmic, it affects all phases of the cardiac action potential
Since the concomitant administration of warfarin with amiodarone increases the prothrombin time by 100% after 3 to 4 days, of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis has failed or amiodarone cannot be discontinued because it is the only drug effective against the resistant arrhythmia, surgical management may be an option
No median time could be calculated for the amiodarone group, because more The incidence of pulmonary toxicity from amiodarone is not precisely known; it is estimated to be 1 to 5 percent, depending on the dose of amiodarone [ 4-7 ]
38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 51% reported a negative effect
Amiodarone is a widespread and effective antiarrhythmic drug with a broad spectrum of multichannel pharmacological effects
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Affiliation 1 Department Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic medication that is commonly used for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) []
It is effective in the treatment of both supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias and has the added advantage of being well tolerated in patients with both normal and impaired left ventricular systolic function [Singh, 2008; Vassallo and
The area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) and the peak plasma concentration (Cmax) of amiodarone increased by 2