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Can Atenol-chlort And Xarel Control Irregular Heart Beat?

Thanks, I was prescribe XAREL 20 Mg 1 per day w/food. I have a irregular heart beat. Told I have A-FibI take Atenol-Chlort 100mg - 25mg. now. Had to go to ER with very irregular heart beat and 165 per min.Would not go down. Was in ER for 6 hours. Went to heart Dr. today, could not get any of my questions answered. Can you help me with some answers. History of irregular heart beat in my family. Thank you,
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Atenolol can at the most reduce the very rapid heart rate in atrial fibrillation but not bring it to normal.Drugs such as Amiodarone or Digoxin may be needed as per your cardiologist's advice.
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Can Atenol-chlort And Xarel Control Irregular Heart Beat?

Atenolol can at the most reduce the very rapid heart rate in atrial fibrillation but not bring it to normal.Drugs such as Amiodarone or Digoxin may be needed as per your cardiologist s advice.