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The slide covers comprehensive content on <p>&bull;A <strong>cardiac arrhythmia </strong>is an abnormal heart rhythm</p> <p>&bull;Cardiac arrhythmias commonly occur in the presence of preexisting heart disease.</p> <p>&bull;Most common cause of death in patients with a MI or terminal heart failure.</p> <p>&bull;Arrhythmias/dysrhythmias involve changes in the <strong>automaticity</strong> and <strong>conductivity</strong> of the heart cells.</p> <p>&bull;Drugs used for arrhythmias fall into 5 major groups or classes, (<strong>Group (class) 1, 2, 3, and 4) </strong></p> <p>&bull;This classification is known as the <strong>Singh-Vaughan Williams classification</strong>; based loosely on the channel or receptor affected</p> <p>&bull;Antiarrhythmics address arrhythmia by altering cells&rsquo; automaticity and conductivity</p> . You can play the slide in our in-built slide player or download for offline reading.