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I work in a cardiac rehab facility as an intern and i'm doing a case study, why would someone be on amiodarone and carvedilol?
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Many scenarios: Amiodarone is a powerful anti arrhythmic having some beta blocker properties. Carvedilol is a beta blocker without anti arrhythmic properties. It also benefits people with heart failure (HF) &/or coronary disease(CAD). If someone has an arrhythmia and CAD, HF, or possibly just hypertension it's common to need both. Combination can cause slow heart rate or low BP, among other side effects.
Answered 7/22/2014
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Amiodarone: different reasons, Arrhythmia like Atrial fibrilation is the most common reason.
Answered 7/22/2014
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