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Encainide (trade name Enkaid) is a class Ic
antiarrhythmic agent
Antiarrhythmic agents, also known as cardiac dysrhythmia medications, are a group of pharmaceuticals that are used to suppress abnormally fast rhythms ( tachycardias), such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular ta ...
. It is no longer used because of its frequent proarrhythmic side effects.
Synthesis
See also
* Iferanserin *Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial
The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) was a double-blind, randomized, controlled study designed to test the hypothesis that suppression of premature ventricular complexes (PVC) with class I antiarrhythmic agents after a myocardial infarc ...
References
Antiarrhythmic agents Benzanilides Phenol ethers Piperidines Sodium channel blockers Withdrawn drugs {{cardiovascular-drug-stub