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repolarization

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re·po·lar·i·za·tion  (r-plr--zshn)
n.
The restoration of a polarized state across a membrane, as in a muscle fiber following contraction.


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The major findings of this study indicate that: (a) Dronedarone, unlike amiodarone, does not produce considerable repolarization lengthening in dog ventricular muscle after chronic treatment.
Although the mechanism underlying the sudden cardiac death in these patients is not yet known, "we believe that the most plausible explanation is that antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of serious ventricular arrhythmias, probably through blockade of potassium channels and prolongation of cardiac repolarization.
 
 
 
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