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Overview of Antiarrhythmic Drug Classes by Ruva Oscass Jimmy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Antiarrhythmic drugs are classified based on their electrophysiological effects and are used to treat cardiac arrhythmias. However, they do not improve survival with non-life threatening arrhythmias and may increase mortality in patients with structural heart disease due to their potential proarrhythmic effects. The classes of antiarrhythmic drugs work via different mechanisms like sodium channel blockade, beta-blockade of adrenergic receptors, or potassium channel blockade, but all generally slow conductio
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