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A member asked:
I am taking nadolol for my long qt syndrome. what exactly does that medicine do? my doctor never explained to me.
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Protection: You must have the type of Long QT syndrome (type1) that the risk of a serious and potentially fatal arrhythmia can be triggered by bouts of emotional stress or by exercise . This can be prevented by beta blockers. Beta blockers block the surge of adrenaline that occurs with those 2 conditions
Answered 9/8/2017
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