Antiarrhythmics Classification (Vaughan Williams)

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Understand the conducting system of heart, cardiac action potential and pacemaker action potential.

Physiology of Conducting System of Heart

Mnemonic to remember Vaughan Williams classification for anti-arrhythmic – Some Block Potassium Channel DAAM!

Mnemonic	Class	Mechanism of action	Comments	Example	Use
Some	IA	Sodium channel blocker (moderate) Intermediate action	Moderate ↓ phase 0 slope ↑ EFR & AP duration Additional class III action	Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide	Ventricular arrhythmias, WPW (procainamide)
	IB	Sodium channel blocker (weak) Fast action	Small ↓ phase 0 slope ↓ EFR & AP duration	Lidocaine, Mexiletine	VT
	IC	Sodium channel blocker (strong) Slow action	Pronounced ↓ phase 0 slope = EFR & AP duration	Flecainide, Propafenone	Paroxysmal AF, recurrent SVT
Block	II	Beta blocker	↓ phase 4 slope in nodes (pacemaker potential) Prolong AV node repolarization	Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Carvedilol, Esmolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol, Sotalol	Recurrent tachyarrhythmias
Potassium	III	Potassium channel blocker	Delay phase 3 (repolarization)	Amiodarone (also class I, II & IV action), Sotalol (also class II action), Dofetilide, Ibutilide	Atrial fibrillation & flutter, Ventricular tachycardia
Channel	IV	Calcium channel blocker	Prolongs phase 2 ↓ slope phase 0 & 4 in node (pacemaker potential) Prolong AV node repolarization	Verapamil, Diltiazem	Paroxysmal SVT, AF with RVR
DAAM	V/Others	Direct nodal inhibition		Digoxin Atropine Adenosine Magensium sulphate	SVT (Adenosine), Torsades de pointes (Magnesium), Rate control in AF (Digoxin)

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