Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) impacts mul-tiple key links in the chain of
survival that include interventions to prevent cardiac arrest, treat cardiac arrest, and improve …

Amiodarone is an iodinated benzofuran derivative, a highly lipophilic drug with
unpredictable pharmacokinetics. Although originally classified as a class III agent due to its …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for Pharmacological
Treatment of Arrhythmia” in 2004, and a revised edition was published in 2009. 1 Both …

A doença cardíaca isquêmica, principal determinante da PCR, continua liderando as
causas de morte no mundo, e no Brasil não é diferente. 1, 2 Em 2013, nos Estados Unidos …

Esta edição traz as Diretrizes Brasileiras sobre o Manejo da Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
(RCP). Embora a ressuscitação tenha uma longa história que remonta aos tempos bíblicos …

Aims Intravenous procainamide and amiodarone are drugs of choice for well-tolerated
ventricular tachycardia. However, the choice between them, even according to Guidelines, is …

Note From the Writing Group: Throughout this article, the reader will notice combinations of
superscripted letters and numbers (eg,“Cricoid Pressure ALS-CPR&A-007B”). These …

The topics reviewed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
Advanced Life Support Task Force are grouped as follows:(1) airway and ventilation,(2) …

Amiodarone is an effective antiarrhythmic medication frequently used in practice for both
ventricular and atrial arrhythmias. Though classified as a class III antiarrhythmic, it affects all …

Amiodarone has emerged as the leading antiarrhythmic therapy for termination and
prevention of ventricular arrhythmia in different clinical settings because of its proven …