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Is pacerone (amiodarone) some sort of heart medication?

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Pacerone-Amiodorone: Amaiadrone is used to treat and prevent serios life threating ventrcular arrhythmia.

Dr Brown and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/28/2012

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Anti arrhythmic drug: In addition to treating ventricular arrhythmia, it is the most effective drug available for the treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation.

Dr Khanna and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 4/8/2015

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I now take synthroyid 50 mg I have had afib / cardiversion 3 times was taken off amiodarone by dr. I heart rate now 110, can I cut back on my synth?

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Does the use of cordarone (amiodarone) in 72yr hypertensive male(200once) for paroxysmal Afib good for the heart b/c I'm afraid ofS/E what is the safest dose?

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What is the target heart rate in patient with Afib,my father heart rate is between 47-57heis on metoprolol suc.75mg and cordarone (amiodarone) 300mg?

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I get irregular heart beats many times in a day for the past 3 months.My cardiologist has prescribed cordarone (amiodarone) 100mg once a day.Symptoms still persist?

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A member asked:

My grandma recently returned from the hospital for atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia treatment by amiodarone for the same. She is told to take amiodarone for one month. Does she do vagal maneuvers at home if she feels her heart rate raising?

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