class Ia antiarrhythmics

Last reviewed 01/2018

Class Ia comprises sodium channel blockers that increase the action potential duration.

Examples of class Ia antiarrhthmic drugs include:

  • quinidine
  • procainamide
  • disopyramide

Class Ia drugs are used in ventricular tachycardia and in tachycardia associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.