Bioactivity | Flecainide hydrochloride is a potent and orally active antiarrhythmic agent. Flecainide hydrochloride blocks the cardiac fast inward Na+ current (INa) and the rapid component of the delayed rectifier K+ current. Flecainide hydrochloride prolongs the action potential duration (APD) in ventricular and atrial muscle fibres. Flecainide hydrochloride has the potential for the research of fetal tachycardias[1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Flecainide hydrochloride | ||||||||||||
CAS | 57415-44-8 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C17H21ClF6N2O3 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 450.80 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Echt DS, et al. Mortality and morbidity in patients receiving encainide, flecainide, or placebo. The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial. N Engl J Med. 1991 Mar 21;324(12):781-8. [2]. Aliot E, et al. Twenty-five years in the making: flecainide is safe and effective for the management of atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2011 Feb;13(2):161-73. [3]. Allan LD, et al. Flecainide in the treatment of fetal tachycardias. Br Heart J. 1991 Jan;65(1):46-8. |