CLASS-I AND CLASS-III ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS - PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONSFOR SAFE, EFFECTIVE USE

Authors
JAHANGIR A STANTON MS HAMMILL SC SHEN WK
Citation
A. Jahangir et al., CLASS-I AND CLASS-III ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS - PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONSFOR SAFE, EFFECTIVE USE, Formulary, 33(6), 1998, pp. 534
Citations number
86
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Formulary → ACNP
ISSN journal
1082801X
Volume
33
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
1082-801X(1998)33:6<534:CACAD->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Pharmacologic therapy continues to play an important role in the manag ement of cardiac arrhythmias. Choosing an antiarrhythmic agent involve s understanding the concepts related to arrhythmogenesis, risk stratif ication of patients, and antiarrhythmic mechanisms as well as the phar macokinetics and pharmacodynamics of individual antiarrhythmic agents. This review focuses on some practical issues related to antiarrhythmi c pharmacologic therapy with individual class I and class III antiarrh ythmic agents currently in clinical use in the United States.