Cardiac physiology – Audio narration Includes cardiac cycle, action potential and the conduction system of the heart in a sequence. Cardiac cycle describes all the phases of the
Important symptoms of heart disease Important symptoms of heart disease are chest pain, breathlessness, fatigue, syncope, near syncope, edema, hemoptysis (spitting of blood) and cyanosis (bluish discoloration of
Antiarrhythmics after ablation of AF (5A Study) Antiarrhythmic drugs after ablation of atrial fibrillation (5A Study) was published in Circulation in 2009 [1]. One hundred and ten patients after
SCD-HeFT 2005 The Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT) trial was published in NEJM in 2005 [1]. SCD-HeFT randomized 2521 patients into three groups. They were in New
Vernakalant – class IIIa Vernakalant is a class IIIa antiarrhythmic agent as per the Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs [1]. The class effect is voltage dependent K+
Adenosine – Class IIe Adenosine is a class IIe antiarrhythmic agent as per the Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs [1]. Autonomic inhibitors and activators constitute new class
Ibutilide – class IIIa Ibutilide is a class IIIa antiarrhythmic agent as per the Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs [1]. The class effect is voltage dependent K+
Sotalol – class IIIa Sotalol is a class IIIa antiarrhythmic agent as per the Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs [1]. The class effect is voltage dependent K+
Amiodarone – class IIIa Amiodarone is designated as class IIIa antiarrhythmic agent in the Modernized Classification of Cardiac Antiarrhythmic Drugs [1]. This is the group of voltage dependent
Ranolazine – Class Id Ranolazine, originally introduced as an antianginal agent for the treatment of chronic stable angina, is now being recognized as an antiarrhythmic agent as well.