Sicilian Culture and the Sicilian Language. Sicilian is a Romance language spoken in Sicily, although today Sicily is a region of Italy, the island was once a city-state in its own right, and as the Kingdom of Sicily ruled from Palermo over southern Italy, Sicily, and Malta.icilian is estimated to have millions of speakers. However, it remains very much a home language spoken among peers and close associates. The regional Italian dialect has encroached on Sicilian, most evidently in the speech of the younger generations.
Sotalol is a medication used to treat heart arrhythmias. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises that sotalol only be used for serious arrhythmias, because its prolongation of the QT interval carries a small risk of life-threatening torsade de pointes.
Question: I have been placed on an antiarrhythmic drug called sotalol for my heart rhythm problem. How does it work and what are the side effects? Answer :Sotalol is a commonly used antiarrhythmic drug that has been commercially available since the mid 1980's. It's a very unique drug that it blocks potassium channels in the heart but it also blocks adrenaline to the heart, so it's a beta blocker -- which are commonly used drugs -- in addition to being a potassium channel blocker.