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Arrhythmia Treatment: Drugs
Drugs classes that may be prescribed to treat cardiac arrhythmias include:
Beta-blockers
:
Labetalol
(e.g.
Normodyne
,
Trandate
)
Metoprolol
(
Lopressor
)
Atenolol
(
Tenormin
)
Nadolol
(
Corgard
)
Propranolol
(
Inderal
)
Sotalol
(
Betapace
)
Cardiac glycosides:
Digoxin
(
Lanoxin
)
Calcium channel blockers
:
Verapamil
(
Calan
,
Isoptin
)
Diltiazem
(
Cardizem
)
Other antiarrhythmic medications:
Amiodarone
(
Cordarone
)
Disopyramide
(
Norpace
)
Flecainide
acetate (
Tambocor
)
Ibutilide fumarate
(
Corvert
)
Mexiletine
(
Mexitil
)
Procainamide
(
Procan SR
)
Propafenone
(
Rythmol
)
Quinidine
(
Quinaglute
)
Tocainide
(
Tonocard
)
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Arrhythmia Treatment: Pacemaker
Related Conditions
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
LGL syndrome
Long QT syndrome
PSVT
Second degree heart block
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Third degree heart block
WPW syndrome
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Last Updated: Jul 18, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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