The Vaughan-Williams classification is the system used to categorize antiarrhythmic drug therapy into class IA, class IB, class IC, class II, class III, class IV and class V. See antiarrhythmic ...

[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 ...

Current antiarrhythmic drugs for AF have limited ... and atrial remodeling. Class III drugs sotalol, dofetilide and ibutilide target reentry by prolonging the atrial effective refractory period ...

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 ...

Drugs recommended by the European Resuscitation Council are those outlined for use in VT. Lignocaine is a class IB antiarrhythmic drug and is the first choice for VT. It is given intravenously in a ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD There are two general approaches to treating atrial fibrillation: Attempt to get rid of the atrial fibrillation altogether and restore and maintain normal ...

Current antiarrhythmic drugs for AF suffer from limited safety and efficacy, probably because they were not designed based on specific pathological mechanisms. Recent research has provided ...