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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph J Lynch, Jr, Lansdale, PA (US);
Richard J Swanson, Lansdale, PA (US);
Joseph J Salata, Lansdale, PA (US);
Bernard Fermini, North Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ; C08K / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524129 ; 514139 ; 514140 ; 514141 ; 514142 ;
Abstract
This application discloses a method of treating or preventing atrial arrhythmias which utilizes compounds which are blockers of the ultra-rapidly-activating delayed rectifier K.sup.+ current (I.sub.Kur) of the human atrium in a use-dependent and/or rate dependent manner, and which provide the selective block preferentially at fast heart rates so that the effect is realized or maximized when required.