Study to Reduce Symptoms of Premature Beats With Ranolazine

Summary

Investigate whether ranolazine, a novel anti-anginal agent with antiarrhythmic properties, has a role in the management of symptomatic ventricular premature beats.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2016-06

Completion

2016-07

Publications

• Background Nanda S, Levin V, Martinez MW, Freudenberger R. Ranolazine--treatment of ventricular tachycardia and symptomatic ventricular premature beats in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Dec;33(12):e119-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02733.x.
• Background Deshmukh SH, Patel SR, Pinassi E, Mindrescu C, Hermance EV, Infantino MN, Coppola JT, Staniloae CS. Ranolazine improves endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis. 2009 Aug;20(5):343-7. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e32832a198b.
• Background Sossalla S, Wagner S, Rasenack EC, Ruff H, Weber SL, Schondube FA, Tirilomis T, Tenderich G, Hasenfuss G, Belardinelli L, Maier LS. Ranolazine improves diastolic dysfunction in isolated myocardium from failing human hearts--role of late sodium current and intracellular ion accumulation. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2008 Jul;45(1):32-43. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.03.006. Epub 2008 Mar 14.
• Background Gul KM, Ahmadi N, Wang Z, Jamieson C, Nasir K, Metcalfe R, Hecht HS, Hartley CJ, Naghavi M. Digital thermal monitoring of vascular function: a novel tool to improve cardiovascular risk assessment. Vasc Med. 2009 May;14(2):143-8. doi: 10.1177/1358863X08098850.
• Background Kumar K, Nearing BD, Bartoli CR, Kwaku KF, Belardinelli L, Verrier RL. Effect of ranolazine on ventricular vulnerability and defibrillation threshold in the intact porcine heart. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct;19(10):1073-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01204.x. Epub 2008 May 9.
• Background Sicouri S, Glass A, Belardinelli L, Antzelevitch C. Antiarrhythmic effects of ranolazine in canine pulmonary vein sleeve preparations. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jul;5(7):1019-26. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.018. Epub 2008 Mar 21.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.