[Mahajan A, et al. Antiarrhythmic Drugs. 2011;5a] Class IC drugs block cardiac sodium channels and have no effect on the action potential. Class IC drugs are commonly used to maintain sinus rhythm ...

Dan M Roden MD, Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 532C Medical Research Building-I, Nashville, TN 37232-6602, USA email: ...

Adverse effects due to antiarrhythmic drugs might hamper the growth of the market. Mexiletine, flecainide, propafenone, quinidine, and procainamide are class I antiarrhythmic drugs that are used for ...

However, the efficacy of antiarrhythmic agents has not been rigorously evaluated in patients with ARVC, and limited data are available to support such use of these drugs. The Multidisciplinary ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are often used after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF); the drugs employed vary, but most common are the drugs that were unsuccessful prior to ablation since it ...

Large multicentre randomised trials have demonstrated that a rhythm control strategy (using antiarrhythmic drugs and direct current (DC) cardioversion) has no morbidity or mortality advantage over ...

Antiarrhythmic medications are used to treat arrhythmias. An arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat that causes your heart to beat too quickly or too slowly. Types of fast arrhythmias include atrial ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs are categorized into four main classes (Class I, II, III, and IV) based on the Vaughan-Williams ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. The effective treatment of arrhythmias using drug therapy has long posed a significant challenge. Many antiarrhythmic drugs suffer from uncertain ...

This generalization becomes increasingly relevant with age and should inform any approaches to diagnosis, investigation, and management, including the choice of antiarrhythmic drugs. Indeed ...