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Class IV antiarrhythmics

Class IV antiarrhythmics are composed of calcium channelblockers.

Class IV antiarrhythmics

 

Class IV antiarrhythmics are composed of calcium channelblockers. The calcium channel blockers verapamil and diltiazem are used to treat supraventricular arrhythmias with a rapid ven-tricular response (rapid heart rate in which the rhythm originates above the ventricles).

 

For a thorough discussion of calcium channel blockers and how they work, see “Calcium channel blockers,”.

 

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