If you suffer from atrial fibrillation (AF) -- a condition where disorganized electrical signals cause the heart's upper chambers to contract quickly and irregularly -- your doctor may prescribe an ...

Purpose. The pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, safety, clinical efficacy, and role of intravenous vernakalant hydrochloride for the rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) to normal sinus rhythm ...

In the context of "Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0," a test on the cardiovascular system would likely focus on the following key ...

Background: Of the antiarrhythmic agents currently marketed in Canada, 5 are commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). The impact of contraindications, warnings and precautions for the use of ...

In Suspected PE, A-fib Doesn’t Raise Odds of the Diagnosis For patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with no history of antiarrhythmic drug use, there is no significant difference in the ...

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest dofetilide may counteract pathological changes in potassium channels associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and rats ...

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EXPERIMENTAL studies 1–3 suggested that certain chemical structures might be capable of suppressing ventricular arrhythmia without possessing some of the actions previously associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dronedarone is a noniodinated benzofuran derivative of amiodarone that was specifically designed to improve the ...

Tiny pores in heart cells generate electrical signals to initiate each heart beat. Structural studies of these channels provide details on their functions, and also on their malfunction due to ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(14):1157-1164. Vernakalant hydrochloride injection, an antiarrhythmic agent under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the rapid conversion of AF to ...