Medications,Pharmacology: Why is there no atropine in complete heart block?
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Although atropine is a standard first-line treatment for many forms of symptomatic bradycardia, major medical guidelines, including those for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), strongly advise against its use in complete heart block. This is because the fundamental mechanism of the medication cannot resolve the core issue in this specific cardiac condition.
