Choose the correct statement(s) about dofetilide:
A. It is a pure class III antiarrhythmic
B. It has no adrenergic/cholinergic receptor
blocking property
C. It selectively depresses the rapid component
of delayed rectifier K+ current in myocardial
fibres
D. All of the above

1 Answer

Answer :

D. All of the above

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