drug and the potential benefits it may have for these patients. Lidocaine (C14H22N2O) is an amide-type local an-esthetic and a class 1b antiarrhythmic agent.
Antiarrhythmic drugs: Drugs that suppress selected arrhythmias by inhibiting (class 1B do) indication – life threatening ventricular arrythmias
Class 1b antiarrhythmics not only block the sodium channels (the primary effect of all class 1 antiarrhythmics) but also increase potassium
First, there is Class I antiarrhythmics, which are sodium channel blockers. It includes drugs like quinidine and procainamide. Class I antiarrhythmics are subdivided into three smaller groups: class 1A, class 1B, and class 1C. Next comes class II antiarrhythmics which are beta-blockers. They include drugs like propranolol and esmolol.
Class IB anti-arrhythmic group of medicines. Mexiletine is a Class 1B antiarrhythmic compound with electrophysiologic properties similar to lidocaine, but
Class Ib Antiarrhythmics. Lidocaine. As a class 1b antiarrhythmic agent, lidocaine has no effect on the QRS complex. Formulation → IV only. Oral
Drug Class: Class 1B antiarrhythmic, local anesthetic (amide), Mechanism of Action: Blocks voltage sensitive Na channels in nerves and cardiac tissue. Indications:
Class 1b antiarrhythmics Class Ib sodium channel blockers reduce the action potential duration and include: They are more specific for
by M Lei 2024 Cited by 298major currently known classes of antiarrhythmic mechanisms. What Are of Class 1b drugs in preventing arrhythmias, particularly in
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