calcium antagonist

Magnesium Deficiency

Symptoms Possible symptoms of clinically manifest magnesium deficiency include: Neuromuscular symptoms such as a tremor, muscle spasms, fasciculations (involuntary muscle movements), seizures Central disorders: Apathy, fatigue, dizziness, delirium, coma. Cardiovascular disorders: ECG changes, cardiac arrhythmias, palpable heartbeats, hypertension. Osteoporosis, Altered glucose homeostasis. Magnesium deficiency is often accompanied by calcium and potassium deficiency. However, many patients … Magnesium Deficiency

Therapy for heart stumbles

Introduction A cardiac stumble is generally defined as a cardiac action that occurs independently of the given beat and is therefore often perceived by the person affected as a stumble (cardiac arrhythmia). Formally, a stumbling is often caused by a spontaneous heartbeat out of sequence (extrasystole) or a brief interruption of the heart. As long … Therapy for heart stumbles

Electrical therapy | Therapy for heart stumbles

Electrical therapy If the administration of medication is not sufficient to stop the heart stumbling, in some cases electrical cardioversion is required as therapy. It is mostly used for atrial fibrillation. A current is sent through the heart from the outside with electrodes, which puts all the heart cells in the same excited state. The … Electrical therapy | Therapy for heart stumbles

Verapamil

Verapamil (verapamil hydrochloride) is a so-called calcium channel blocker or calcium channel antagonist. Verapamil belongs to the group of calcium channel blockers, which act on the calcium channels of the blood vessels as well as the channels around the heart. Verapamil is thus opposed to the group of calcium channel blockers which only affect the … Verapamil