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Can We Use Diltiazem To Cure Heart Rhythm Disorders ?

hi! i would just like to ask is diltiazem a cure for rbbb?thanks
Sat, 28 Jan 2012
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Hi well come to HCM.
Diltiazem is calcium channel blocker drug usually used for coronary heart disease in
angina,to control BP,and to reduce heart rate.RBBB-rt bundle branch block many times
associated with bouts of SVT[supra ventricular tachy cardia]. So it may be used to
prevent attacks of SVT.It cannot cure RBBB.Thanks
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Can We Use Diltiazem To Cure Heart Rhythm Disorders ?

Hi well come to HCM. Diltiazem is calcium channel blocker drug usually used for coronary heart disease in angina,to control BP,and to reduce heart rate.RBBB-rt bundle branch block many times associated with bouts of SVT[supra ventricular tachy cardia]. So it may be used to prevent attacks of SVT.It cannot cure RBBB.Thanks