Concept information
Preferred term
Amiodarone
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Amiobeta
- Amiodarona
- Amiodarone Hydrochloride
- Amiohexal
- Aratac
- Braxan
- Corbionax
- Cordarone
- Hydrochloride, Amiodarone
- L 3428
- L-3428
- L3428
- Ortacrone
- Rytmarone
- SKF 33134 A
- SKF 33134-A
- SKF 33134A
- Tachydaron
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 87(75); was see under BENZOFURANS 1975-86
In other languages
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Finnish
-
Amiodaron stragen
-
Amiodasan
-
Cordarone
-
Swedish
-
Cordarone
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000638
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