Why would a patient need amiodarone?

Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic medication commonly used to prevent or treat medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest and arrhythmias .

Amiodarone is used to treat life-threatening heart rhythm problems called ventricular arrhythmias . This medicine is used in patients who have already been treated with other medicines that did not work well.

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Amiodarone (Cordarone) is used to treat and prevent an irregular heartbeat . It slows down nerve activity in the heart and relaxes an overactive heart.7 Mar 2018