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Anti-Arrhythmia Agents  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Agents used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. They may affect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers. Anti-arrhythmia agents are often classed into four main groups according to their mechanism of action: sodium channel blockade, beta-adrenergic blockade, repolarization prolongation, or calcium channel blockade.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agent
  • Antiarrhythmia Agent
  • Antiarrhythmia Agents
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Drug
  • Antiarrhythmia Drug
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Drugs
  • Antiarrhythmia Drugs
  • Anti-Arrhythmic
  • Antiarrhythmic Drug
  • Antiarrhythmic Drugs
  • Anti-Arrhythmics

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents antiarythmiques
  • Anti-arythmiques
  • Antiarythmisants
  • Médicaments antiarythmiques

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LS0SSBHQ-R

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