Lidocaine as an anti-arrhythmic drug : Are there any indications left?

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Lidocaine is classified as a class Ib anti-arrhythmic that blocks voltage- and pH-dependent sodium channels. It exhibits well investigated anti-arrhythmic effects and has been the anti-arrhythmic of choice for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias for several decades. Lidocaine binds primarily to inactivated sodium channels, decreases the action potential duration, and increases the refractory period. It increases the ventricular fibrillatory threshold and can interrupt life-threatening tachycardias caused by re-entrant mechanisms, especially in ischemic tissue. Its use was pushed into the background in the era of amiodarone and modern electric device therapy. Recently, lidocaine has come back into focus for the treatment of acute sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias. In this brief overview, we review the clinical pharmacology including possible side effects, the historical course, possible indications, and current Guideline recommendations for the use of lidocaine.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

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Clinical and translational science - 16(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2429-2437

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Güler, Sati [VerfasserIn]
Könemann, Hilke [VerfasserIn]
Wolfes, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Güner, Fatih [VerfasserIn]
Ellermann, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Rath, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Frommeyer, Gerrit [VerfasserIn]
Lange, Philipp Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Köbe, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Reinke, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Eckardt, Lars [VerfasserIn]

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98PI200987
Amiodarone
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Journal Article
Lidocaine
N3RQ532IUT
Review
Sodium Channels

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cts.13650

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NLM362778183