Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Types, Uses and Side Effects - Cleveland Clinic
网页2022年4月28日 · Antiarrhythmics are medications that prevent and treat a heart rhythm that’s too fast or irregular. They can reduce symptoms and help avoid life-threatening complications. Some of these drugs stop irregular, extra electrical impulses.
Antiarrhythmic Medications - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2024年2月28日 · Antiarrhythmic medications play a pivotal role in managing various cardiac rhythm disorders, and their classification under the Vaughan-Williams system serves as a cornerstone for understanding their diverse mechanisms of action.
List of Antiarrhythmic agents (antiarrhythmics) - Drugs.com
网页Antiarrhythmic agents are a diverse group of medicines that are used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rates or rhythms). Cardiac arrhythmias occur when there is a disturbance in the electrical conductivity of the heart. Causes are numerous and may include coronary artery disease, heart attacks, electrolyte disturbances ...
Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia
网页Antiarrhythmic agents, also known as cardiac dysrhythmia medications, are a class of drugs that are used to suppress abnormally fast rhythms (tachycardias), such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia. Many attempts have been made to classify antiarrhythmic agents.
Medications for Arrhythmia | American Heart Association
网页2022年11月17日 · Each type of medication has a specific function to prevent a blood clot from forming or causing a blocked blood vessel, heart attack or stroke. Learn the types of medications used to treat arrhythmias that can help prevent heart attack and stroke.
Arrhythmia Drugs: List of Drugs That Treat Arrhythmia - Healthline
网页2019年5月3日 · Introduction. An arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly. In many cases, the arrhythmia may not be serious or require any treatment at all....
Heart arrhythmia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2023年10月13日 · To diagnose a heart arrhythmia, a healthcare professional examines you and asks about your medical history and symptoms. You may have tests to check your heart and to look for health conditions that can cause an irregular heartbeat.
Medications for Arrhythmias - Medications for Arrhythmias
网页Class IV Antiarrhythmic Drugs. The need for treatment of arrhythmias depends on the symptoms and the seriousness of the arrhythmia. Treatment is directed at causes. If necessary, direct antiarrhythmic therapy, including antiarrhythmic drugs, cardioversion-defibrillation, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), pacemakers (and a special ...
A List of Medications Used to Treat Heart Arrhythmias - Verywell …
网页2024年9月5日 · Antiarrhythmics, such as sodium and potassium channel blockers (e.g., quinidine, amiodarone), treat a broader range of arrhythmias, including ventricular tachycardia. Other important medications used include digoxin and anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) in those with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk of stroke.
Antiarrhythmic drugs - Knowledge - AMBOSS
网页2022年3月18日 · Summary. Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to prevent recurrent. arrhythmias. and restore sinus rhythm in patients with. cardiac arrhythmias. These drugs are classified based on their electrophysiological effect on the. myocardium. Antiarrhythmic drugs do not improve the survival of patients with non-life-threatening. arrhythmias.
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