Antiarrhythmic agent

Antiarrhythmic agents
Drug class
Amiodarone
Skeletal formula of amiodarone, a common antiarrhythmic.
Class identifiers
Synonymsantiarrhythmics, cardiac dysrhythmia medications
UseArrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia, etc.
ATC codeC01B
Biological targetCardiac ion channels
Clinical data
Drugs.comDrug Classes
External links
MeSHD000889
Legal status
In Wikidata

Antiarrhythmic agents, also known as cardiac dysrhythmia medications, are a class of drugs that are used to suppress abnormally fast rhythms (tachycardias), such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia.

Many attempts have been made to classify antiarrhythmic agents. Many of the antiarrhythmic agents have multiple modes of action, which makes any classification imprecise.