"Amiodarone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An antianginal and class III antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting POTASSIUM CHANNELS and VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance.
| Descriptor ID |
D000638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.127.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Cordarone- Cordarone
- Amiodarex
- Trangorex
- Kordaron
- Cordarex
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amiodarone" by people in Profiles.
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Hunter BR, Musey PI. In Patients With Cardiac Arrest, Does Amiodarone or Lidocaine Increase Meaningful Survival? Ann Emerg Med. 2017 05; 69(5):572-574.