Lidocaine is used to treat certain specific cardiac arrhythmias. Of the following, choose the statement about lidocaine that is correct.
A) Lidocaine functions in the heart as a local anesthetic to decrease chest pain
B) Lidocaine blocks potassium (K+) influx into myocytes
C) Lidocaine functions best as a ventricular antiarrhythmic
D) Lidocaine is effectively dosed orally for long term maintenance of cardiac disease
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