|
- Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Types, Uses and Side Effects - Cleveland Clinic
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 Others block abnormally fast impulses from traveling along heart tissues
- List of Antiarrhythmic agents (antiarrhythmics) - Drugs. com
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
- Antiarrhythmic Medications - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
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
- Arrhythmia Drugs: List of Drugs That Treat Arrhythmia - Healthline
Antiarrhythmic drugs may be prescribed if you have tachycardia (fast heart rate) or premature or extra heartbeats These medications work to correct the rhythm of your heart
- Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia
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
- Medications for Arrhythmia - American Heart Association
Antiarrhythmic drugs Symptomatic tachycardias and premature beats may be treated with a variety of medications These may be given through an IV in an emergency or orally for long-term treatment
- Antiarrhythmics - EMCrit Project
Methylxanthines (e g , theophylline, caffeine): block adenosine receptors, to higher doses are required to achieve an antiarrhythmic effect toxicity Most toxicity will only last seconds: Asystole for <5 seconds Dyspnea, impending doom
- Medications for Arrhythmias - Cardiovascular Disorders - MSD Manual . . .
If necessary, direct antiarrhythmic therapy, including antiarrhythmic drugs, cardioversion-defibrillation, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), pacemakers (and a special form of pacing, cardiac resynchronization therapy), catheter ablation, surgery, or a combination, is used
|
|
|