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ANTIARRHYTHMIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
Synonyms:
antiarrhythmic; antiarrhythmic drug; antiarrhythmic medication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("antiarrhythmic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiarrhythmic"):
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)
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)
Context examples:
The hydrochloride salt of an iodine-rich benzofuran derivative with antiarrhythmic and vasodilatory activities.
(Amiodarone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of antiarrhythmic agent.
(Amiodarone hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
An iodine-rich benzofuran derivative with antiarrhythmic and vasodilatory activities.
(Amiodarone, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic butyranilide derivative with hypotensive and antiarrhythmic activity.
(Acebutolol, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic isopropylamino-propanol derivative used as an antihypertensive, hypotensive and antiarrhythmic Atenolol acts as a peripheral, cardioselective beta blocker specific for beta-1 adrenergic receptors, without intrinsic sympathomimetic effects.
(Atenolol, NCI Thesaurus)
A class Ia antiarrhythmic agent with cardiac depressant properties.
(Disopyramide Phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)
A sulfonamide class III antiarrhythmic agent and potassium channel blocker.
(Dofetilide, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzothiazepine derivative with anti-hypertensive, antiarrhythmic properties.
(Diltiazem, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of moricizine, a phenothiazine analog with class I antiarrhythmic activity.
(Moricizine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of acebutolol, a synthetic butyranilide derivative with hypotensive and antiarrhythmic activity.
(Acebutolol Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
