Late sodium current inhibitors as potential antiarrhythmic agents

B Horváth, T Hézső, D Kiss, K Kistamás… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Based on recent findings, an increased late sodium current (INa, late) plays an important
pathophysiological role in cardiac diseases, including rhythm disorders. The article first …

Advances in basic and translational research in atrial fibrillation

D Hu, H Barajas-Martinez… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common cardiac arrhythmia with an estimated prevalence of
33.5 million patients globally. It is associated with an increased risk of death, stroke and …

The HARMONY trial: combined ranolazine and dronedarone in the management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: mechanistic and therapeutic synergism

JA Reiffel, AJ Camm, L Belardinelli… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) requires arrhythmogenic changes in atrial ion
channels/receptors and usually altered atrial structure. AF is commonly treated with …

Ranolazine improves oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in the atrium of acetylcholine-CaCl2 induced atrial fibrillation rats

D Zou, N Geng, Y Chen, LI Ren, X Liu, J Wan, S Guo… - Life Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims Ranolazine, an antianginal agent used for chronic stable angina treatment, was
demonstrated to be effective in atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment. The aim of this study was to …

Ranolazine for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Guerra, A Romandini, A Barbarossa… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background/objectives Available pharmacological options for rhythm control strategy in
atrial fibrillation (AF) are limited by sub-optimal efficacy and potentially serious adverse …

Arrhythmogenic and antiarrhythmic actions of late sustained sodium current in the adult human heart

AT Ton, W Nguyen, K Sweat, Y Miron, E Hernandez… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Late sodium current (late INa) inhibition has been proposed to suppress the incidence of
arrhythmias generated by pathological states or induced by drugs. However, the role of late …

Atrial-selective targeting of arrhythmogenic phase-3 early afterdepolarizations in human myocytes

S Morotti, AD McCulloch, DM Bers, AG Edwards… - Journal of Molecular and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background We have previously shown that non-equilibrium Na+ current (I Na) reactivation
drives isoproterenol-induced phase-3 early afterdepolarizations (EADs) in mouse ventricular …

Anti-arrhythmic strategies for atrial fibrillation: The role of computational modeling in discovery, development, and optimization

E Grandi, MM Maleckar - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with increased risk
of cerebrovascular stroke, and with several other pathologies, including heart failure …

Computational modeling: What does it tell us about atrial fibrillation therapy?

E Grandi, D Dobrev, J Heijman - International journal of cardiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex cardiac arrhythmia with diverse etiology that negatively
affects morbidity and mortality of millions of patients. Technological and experimental …

[PDF][PDF] 12 Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris

BG Katzung, K Chatterjee - Basic & clinical pharmacology, 1989 - academia.edu
A 56-year-old woman presents in the office with a history of recent-onset chest discomfort
when jogging or swimming vigorously. The pain is dull but poorly localized; it disappears …