Methods for preventing or treating diastolic dysfunction in an individual comprising administering to an individual in need of said prevention or treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a (gamma) γ-secretase modulator or inhibitor, compositions comprising a (gamma) γ-secretase modulator or inhibitor for use in treatment of diastolic dysfunction and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same.

The present disclosure is drawn to a method of treating a patient in need of treatment, comprising identifying a patient in need of treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, myocardial infarction, shock, organ ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, ischemic injury, or hypoxia/ischemia; administering a bolus of glyburide to the patient; and administering a continuous infusion of glyburide to the patient at from about 15 μg/hr and about 300 μg/hr, wherein the continuous infusion glyburide is administered for a period of time more than about 20 hours.

Disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating or preventing a heart condition, e.g., cardiac arrhythmia, e.g., atrial arrhythmia, using potassium channel inhibitors and class I antiarrhythmic agents. Also disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating a heart condition via an intravenously, orally, or inhalationally administered fixed-dose combination of a sodium channel blocker and a class I antiarrhythmic agent.

Disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating or preventing a heart condition, e.g., cardiac arrhythmia, e.g., atrial arrhythmia, using potassium channel inhibitors and class I antiarrhythmic agents. Also disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating a heart condition via an intravenously, orally, or inhalationally administered fixed-dose combination of a sodium channel blocker and a class I antiarrhythmic agent.

Methods of administering sotalol hydrochloride in an amount effective for treating a cardiovascular condition are described. An initial IV loading dose can be administered over a period of about one hour, followed by a first oral dose. The patient can be discharged from the medical facility providing cardiac monitoring prior to administration of additional oral doses. The IV and first oral doses can be administered in a manner such that maximum serum concentration of sotalol is reached and the patient can be discharged within about 7-8 hours.

Methods of administering sotalol hydrochloride in an amount effective for treating a cardiovascular condition are described. An initial IV loading dose can be administered over a period of about one hour, followed by a first oral dose. The patient can be discharged from the medical facility providing cardiac monitoring prior to administration of additional oral doses. The IV and first oral doses can be administered in a manner such that maximum serum concentration of sotalol is reached and the patient can be discharged within about 7-8 hours.

Provided are ion channel antagonists/blockers and uses thereof. Specifically, it provides the compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates or prodrugs, preparation method therefor and application thereof. Definition of each group in the formula can be found in the specification for details. Provided is also pharmaceutical composition useful for treatment of heart disease and other ion channel related diseases.

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A method of treating a subject for reducing the risk of QT space prolongation associated with the intake of a drug known to prolong QT space includes administering to the subject at least one specific inhibitor of mitochondrial ROS production selected from among anethole trithione (ATT), 4-OH-anethole trithione (ATX), and an ATX ester, and administering to the subject the drug known to prolong QT space.

A method of treating a subject for reducing the risk of QT space prolongation associated with the intake of a drug known to prolong QT space includes administering to the subject at least one specific inhibitor of mitochondrial ROS production selected from among anethole trithione (ATT), 4-OH-anethole trithione (ATX), and an ATX ester, and administering to the subject the drug known to prolong QT space.

Disclosed herein is a method for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) or reentrant ventricular arrhythmias in a subject that involves administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a gap junction or pannexin channel inhibitor in an amount effective to preserve barrier function. In some embodiments, the subject has paroxysmal AF.