Arrhythmia drug unavailable in most countries: study

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An inexpensive drug that can prevent some life-threatening heart rhythm problems is unavailable in most places, according to a new survey of doctors in 131 countries. Quinidine prevents arrhythmias among people with Brugada syndrome, an inherited condition in which the heart’s bottom chambers quiver chaotically and don’t properly circulate blood. …