Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Soohnhee Jang
  • Methods of treating or preventing cardiac arrhythmia
    Patent number: 6214809
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing supraventricular tachyarrhythmias is disclosed which comprises the use of a compound which selectively blocks the ultra-rapidly-activating delayed rectifier K+ current (IKur) of the human atrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Fermini, Joseph J. Lynch, Jr., Joseph J. Salata, Richard J. Swanson