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A member asked:

I'm rx'd a calcium channel blocker for svt. how (or) is the calcium part related to diet?

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Dr. Jesus Yap answered

Nothing: Calcium channel blockers are drugs that block entry of calcium ions into the cell which prevent generation of specific electrical current responsible for the arrhythmia . The calcium involve is an ion that naturally exist cellularly and has nothing to do with dietary calcium which circulates in the body bound to albumin

Answered 11/27/2015

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