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antiarrhythmic medication

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Noun1.antiarrhythmic medication - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythmantiarrhythmic medication - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug
amiodarone, Cordarone - an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
encainide, Enkaid - antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
flecainide, Tambocor - oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
mexiletine, Mexitil - antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Quinidex, quinidine, Quinora - cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
tocainide, Tonocard - antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed
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From a report published by Kowalski, Kenigsberg, Sinno, Krishnan and Khanal (2006), antiarrhythmic medications (AAM) are associated with an increase in cardiac mortality due to their proarrhythmic effects and, from a meta-analysis of 16,365 patients, AAM were also associated with an increase in non-cardiac mortality.
The importance of routine QT interval measurement in rhythm ... by Hutton, Darlene M. / Dynamics
16,17) Today, antiarrhythmic medications are reserved for dangerous and usually life-threatening rhythms.
Averting arrhythmias with omega-3 fatty acids by Davis, William / Life Extension
If heart palpitations become severe, antiarrhythmic medication can be injected intravenously.
Palpitations ? Causes and Symptoms by Richard James / Health, general community
 
 
 
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