antiarrhythmic agent
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pharmaceutical used to suppress abnormal rhythms of the heart
Key facts
- Synonyms
- antiarrhythmics, cardiac dysrhythmia medications
- Use
- Arrhythmia , Atrial fibrillation , Ventricular tachycardia , etc.
- Atc code
- C01B
- Biological target
- Cardiac ion channels
- Drugs com
- Drug Classes
- Mesh
- D000889
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
243,654 papers- Ivabradine: Evolving role as an antiarrhythmic agent.Heart rhythm · 2026
- Adenosine as an antiarrhythmic agent.The American journal of cardiology · 1997
- Azimilide dihydrochloride, a novel antiarrhythmic agent.The American journal of cardiology · 1998
- Papaverine as an antiarrhythmic agent.Angiology · 1977
- Mexiletine: a new type I antiarrhythmic agent.Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy · 1986
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
Antiarrhythmic agents, also known as cardiac dysrhythmia medications, are a class of drugs that are used to suppress abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia.
Many attempts have been made to classify antiarrhythmic agents. Many of the antiarrhythmic agents have multiple modes of action, which makes any classification imprecise.
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