Sodium Channel-Blockers

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Also known as:  Class I Antiarrhythmic Agents

 

Description

Sodium Channel Blockers are a group of Prescribed Medications.

 

Conventional Medical Usage of Sodium-Channel Blockers

Cardiovascular System

 Sodium Channel-Blockers are commonly employed in the treatment of Arrhythmias (both Bradycardia and Tachycardia) - their mode of action is by selectively blocking activated and inactivated (but not rested) Sodium Channels in the Heart.

 

Types of Sodium Channel-Blockers

 Disopyramide

 Imipramine

 Flecainide

 Lidocaine

 Mexiletine

 Procainamide

 Propafenone

 Quinidine

 Tocainide

 

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