1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ox8zyUr8Xk"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/amiodarone/">Amiodarone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/amiodarone/embed/#?secret=Ox8zyUr8Xk" width="600" height="338" title="“Amiodarone” — Glossary" data-secret="Ox8zyUr8Xk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A drug that makes the blood vessels wider, used in the treatment of irregular heartbeat.Oral parenteral antiarrhythmic useful in the treatment of arrhythmias that are difficult to control. Since this agent is associated with potentially fatal toxic side effects, including interstitial pneumonia, its use is limited to patients for whom no safer agent has been effective, and who still have life-threatening heart rhythm problems.Amiodarone (in the form of amiodarone hydrochloride) is a drug used to treat arrhythmia of the heart and initiated only under supervision in hospital or by an appropriate specialist. Given by mouth or intravenous infusion, amiodarone can help to control paroxysmal supraventricular, nodal and ventricular tachycardia as well as fibrillation of the auricles and ventricles of the heart. It may take some time to achieve control, and several weeks to be eliminated from the body when treatment is stopped. The drug has a range of potentially serious side-effects.An antiarrhythmic drug with a complex pharmacology that is effective in the treatment of both atrial and ventricular rhythm disturbances. Its side effects include pulmonary fibrosis and thyroid dysfunction, among others.Amiodarone, an antiarrhythmic medication employed to address diverse forms of arrhythmia characterized by irregular heart rate or rhythm, possesses potential risks associated with prolonged usage. Extended administration of amiodarone has the potential to induce hepatic inflammation, thyroid complications, and impairments to ocular and pulmonary function. Consequently, the administration of amiodarone is generally reserved for cases wherein alternative pharmaceutical interventions have proven ineffective.