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2. Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia

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   Antiarrhythmic agents, also known as cardiac dysrhythmia medications, are a class of drugs that are used to suppress abnormally fast rhythms (tachycardias), such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia.

3. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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   Several groups of drugs slow conduction through the heart, without actually preventing an arrhythmia. These drugs can be used to "rate control" a fast rhythm and make it physically tolerable for the patient. [citation needed] Some arrhythmias promote blood clotting within the heart and increase the risk of embolus and stroke.

4. US FDA approves Medtronic's system for heart condition - AOL

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   The system, PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA), is used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition that is characterized by an irregular rhythm of the heart. PFA is used for ...

5. Ivabradine - Wikipedia

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   Blocking this channel reduces cardiac pacemaker activity, selectively slowing the heart rate and allowing more time for blood to flow to the myocardium. [15] [16] By inhibiting the I f channel, ivabradine reduces the heart rate and workload on the heart. This is relevant in the usage of the medication to treat angina as well as congestive heart ...

6. Melevodopa/carbidopa - Wikipedia

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   Melevodopa/carbidopa, sold under the brand name Sirio, is a combination of melevodopa, a prodrug of the dopamine precursor and hence non-selective dopamine receptor agonist levodopa (L-DOPA), and carbidopa, a peripherally selective aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD) inhibitor, which is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Italy.

7. Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide - Wikipedia

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   Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Diovan HCT among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure when valsartan is not sufficient. [6] It is a combination of valsartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker with hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic. [7] It is taken by mouth. [7] Common side effects include dizziness and ...

8. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms and causes - AOL

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   Don't panic, symptoms can be caused by stress, and most people who do have abnormal heart rhythms are able to live normal lives, but here's what to be aware of. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms ...

9. Palpitations - Wikipedia

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   Palpitations are perceived abnormalities of the heartbeat characterized by awareness of cardiac muscle contractions in the chest, which is further characterized by the hard, fast and/or irregular beatings of the heart. [1] Symptoms include a rapid pulsation, an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart. [1]