Amiodarone
"Amiodarone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D000638
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.438.127.075
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Concept/Terms |
Amiodarona- Amiodarona
- Berenguer Infale Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Amiohexal- Amiohexal
- Hexal Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Aratac- Aratac
- Alphapharm Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Tachydaron- Tachydaron
- ASTA Medica Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Corbionax- Corbionax
- G Gam Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Cordarone- Cordarone
- Cordarex
- Wyeth Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
- Sanofi Winthrop Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
- Trangorex
- Amiodarex
- Kordaron
Ortacrone- Ortacrone
- Pharma Investi Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Rytmarone- Rytmarone
- Leurquin Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Amiobeta- Amiobeta
- Betapharm Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
Braxan- Braxan
- Armstrong Brand of Amiodarone Hydrochloride
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1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amiodarone" by people in Profiles.
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Trohman RG, Sharma PS, McAninch EA, Bianco AC. Amiodarone and thyroid physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2019 07; 29(5):285-295.
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Milan DJ, Saul JP, Somberg JC, Molnar J. Efficacy of Intravenous and Oral Sotalol in Pharmacologic Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiology. 2017; 136(1):52-60.
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Somberg J, Molnar J. Adverse Reactions of Amiodarone on the Thyroid. Cardiology. 2016; 134(3):364-5.
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Arif SA, Drury R, Ader P. Impact of Food and Drug Administration hepatotoxicity warning on prescribing and monitoring of dronedarone in a tertiary teaching hospital. Int J Pharm Pract. 2015 Dec; 23(6):456-60.
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Beaty EH, Ballany W, Trohman RG, Madias C. Ventricular tachycardia associated with radiation-induced cardiac sarcoma. Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Dec; 41(6):620-5.
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Rosene ML, Wittmann G, Arrojo e Drigo R, Singru PS, Lechan RM, Bianco AC. Inhibition of the type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase underlies the elevated plasma TSH associated with amiodarone treatment. Endocrinology. 2010 Dec; 151(12):5961-70.
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Somberg JC. New advances and new questions in cardiovascular therapeutics. Am J Ther. 2009 Sep-Oct; 16(5):375-7.
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Vassallo P, Trohman RG. Prescribing amiodarone: an evidence-based review of clinical indications. JAMA. 2007 Sep 19; 298(11):1312-22.
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Somberg J, Molnar J. Letter from Konstantinos P. Letsas et al. - invited editorial comment. Cardiology. 2006; 105(3):148.
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Aasbo JD, Lawrence AT, Krishnan K, Kim MH, Trohman RG. Amiodarone prophylaxis reduces major cardiovascular morbidity and length of stay after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Sep 06; 143(5):327-36.
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