Dam. a hydraulic-engineering structure that blocks off a river or other watercourse to raise the water level behind itself, to create a head at its location, and to create a reservoir. The significance of dams for water management is diverse.
(verify) Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of irregular heartbeats. This includes ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), and wide complex tachycardia, as well as atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Treatment should be initiated and normally monitored only under hospital or specialist supervision. Oral amiodarone is indicated only for the treatment of severe rhythm disorders not responding to other therapies or when other treatments cannot be used.