Numerous drugs ‘spawn arrhythmias’

The American Heart Association has listed drugs of concern and offered new guidance
Reuters Health Staff writer
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Scores of drugs can be associated with arrhythmias ranging from atrial fibrillation to torsades de pointes, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Members of two AHA committees reviewed more than 70 recent articles in order to develop the scientific statement, which addresses drug-induced bradyarrhythmias, supraventricular arrhythmias and ventricular arrhythmias.