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

• Main Authors: Sati Güler (Author), Hilke Könemann (Author), Julian Wolfes (Author), Fatih Güner (Author), Christian Ellermann (Author), Benjamin Rath (Author), Gerrit Frommeyer (Author), Philipp Sebastian Lange (Author), Julia Köbe (Author), Florian Reinke (Author), Lars Eckardt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract 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 pri...