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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/41 (2006.01); A61K 31/415 (2006.01); A61K 31/4178 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/422 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4178 (2013.01); A61K 31/422 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present description relates to methods of administering effective amounts of an anti-arrhythmic agent, e.g., dantrolene, azumolene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the acute treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contraction, ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and prevention of subsequent cardiac arrhythmias, wherein the methods effectuate a reduction in morbidity and mortality.