ANXA5 and heart failure: Recently, K201 has also been shown to have activities indicated for treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, heart failure and ischemic heart disease, including action as a multiple-channel blocker, inhibition of diastolic Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, suppression of spontaneous Ca2+ sparks and Ca2+ waves, blockage of annexin V and provision of myocardial protection, and improvement of norepinephrine-induced diastolic dysfunction.