Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of one or more IKr channel blockers and of one or more Kv1.5 blockers, in particular phenyl-carboxamides of the formula Ia or Ib or pharmaceutically tolerable salts thereof, and the use of the combination for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(butyl-1-sulfonylamino)-N-[1(R)-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)propyl]benzamide of the formula I 1

Abstract: Benzenesulfonylureas and -thioureas of the formula I where R(1) is H or (fluoro)methyl, R(2) is H, Hal or (fluoro) (mercapto)alk(oxy)yl, E is O or S; Y is —[CR(3)2]n—, where R(3)=H or alkyl and n=1-4, X is H, Hal or alkyl and Z is Hal, NO3 or alk(yl)oxy, are described. The compounds I are used for treatment of disturbances in cardiac rhythm and prevention of sudden cardiac death caused by arrhythmia, and can therefore be used an antiarrhythmics. They are particularly suitable for those cases where arrhythmias are a consequence of a narrowing of a coronary vessel, such as angina pectoris or acute cardiac infarction.

Abstract: Substituted benzenesulfonylureas and -thioureas of the formula I in which R1, R2, E, X, Y and Z have the meanings described herein, show effects on the autonomous nervous system. The invention relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I in the treatment and prophylaxis of dysfunctions of the autonomous nervous system, in particular of vagal dysfunctions, for example in the case of cardiovascular diseases. The invention also relates to the use of compounds of the formula I in combination with beta-receptor blockers and to products and pharmaceutical preparations which comprise at least one compound of the formula I and at least one beta-receptor blocker, and to novel compounds.

Abstract: Novel 2,5-substituted benzolsulfonyl ureas and thioureas of formula (I) as illustrated in the disclosure. The compounds are useful active ingredients for medicaments. The compounds of formula (I) act as inhibitors on ATP-sensitive potassium canals and are suitable for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, especially the treatment of arrhythmias, prevention of sudden death from heart disease or affect diminished contractility of the heart. The invention also relates to methods for producing compounds of formula (I), the use thereof and pharmaceutical preparations containing said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cinnamoylaminoalkyl-substituted benzenesulfonamide derivatives of formula I in which A(1), A(2), A(3), R(1), R(2), R(3), R(4), X, Y, and Z have the meanings indicated in the claims. Compounds of formula I are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds which exhibit, for example, an inhibitory action on ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the cardiac muscle and/or in the cardiac nerve and are suitable, for example, for the treatment of disorders of the cardiovascular system such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiac insufficiency or cardiomyopathies, or for the prevention of sudden cardiac death, or for improving decreased contractility of the heart. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of formula I, their use, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them.

Abstract: Benzenesulfonylureas and -thioureas of the formula I where R(1) in N or (fluoro)methyl, R(2) is H, Hal or (fluoro)(mercapto)alk(oxy)yl, E is O or S, Y is —[CR(3)2]n—, where R(3)=H or alkyl and n=1-4, X is H, Hal or alkyl and Z is Hal, NO2 or alk(yl)oxy, are described. The compounds I are used for treatment of disturbances in cardiac rhythm and prevention of sudden cardiac death caused by arrhythmia, and can therefore be used as antiarrhythmics. They are particularly suitable for those cases where arrhythmias are a consequence of a narrowing of a coronary vessel, such as angina pectoris or acute cardiac infarction.

Abstract: Sulfonamide-substituted chromans, processes for their preparation, their use as a medicament or a diagnostic, and medicament comprising them Chromans of the formula I and of the formula 1a having the meanings R(A), R(B), R(C) and R(1) to R(8) indicated in the claims are outstandingly suitable for preparing a medicament for blocking the K+ channel which is opened by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP); and further for preparing a medicament for inhibiting gastric acid secretion; for the treatment of ulcers of the stomach and of the intestinal region, in particular of the duodenum, for the treatment of reflux esophagitis, for the treatment of diarrheal illnesses, for the treatment and prevention of all types of arrhythmias including ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, and for the control of reentry arrhythmias and for the prevention of sudden heart death as a result of ventricular fibrillation.