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antiarrhythmic medication

DEFINITIONS OF: antiarrhythmic medication

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n a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm

Synonyms:
antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug
Types:
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Cordarone, amiodarone
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
Enkaid, encainide
antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
Tambocor, flecainide
oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
Mexitil, mexiletine
antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Quinidex, Quinora, quinidine
cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
Tonocard, tocainide
antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed
Type of:
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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