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Amiodarone |
An antiarrhythmic medication used to treat ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation |
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Ventricular tachycardia |
Where electrical impulses originate in the ventricles rather than the sinoatrial node |
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NICE Guidance for management of VT and VF |
If no pulse, need to defribrillate. Patients with other types of VT can be given cardioversion or amiodarone. Implantable cardioverter defribvrillators can be inserted into the heart |
