Definition of antiarrhythmic drug Antiarrhythmic drug
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What does antiarrhythmic drug mean?
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| antiarrhythmic drug - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm | ||
| antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic medication | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| 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 | ||
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