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A patient is admitted to the cardiac care unit from the emergency department. He is receiving amiodarone (Cordarone), because his frequent runs of ventricular tachycardia have proved re-fractory to other drugs.

The rationale for using this very toxic, potentially ventricular antidys-rhythmic drug is that it a. delays action potential.
b. delays repolarization.
c. opens calcium and sodium channels.
d. vasoconstricts peripheral vessels.

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