Please describe the medication: amiodarone?

Antiarrhythmic: This medication is a drug used to treat cardiac rhythm disturbances. It is very effective even in patients with poor ventricular function but caution must be exercised to be vigilant for pulmonary inflammation and thyroid function abnormalities.

Anti-arrthymic med: Amiodarone is a medication used to suppress extra heartbeats and maintain a normal regular heart rhythm .It is used most frequently in a low dose to prevent episodes of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm that can lead to strokes. It can also be used in higher doses to prevent ventricular extra beats.Amiodarone can have many potential side effects and must be used by an experienced cardiologist.

Antiarrhythmic: Amiodarone is an a medication to prevent abnormal heart rhythms that originate in either the atria or ventricles (top or bottom chambers of the heart).