"Anti-Arrhythmia Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. They may affect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers. Anti-arrhythmia agents are often classed into four main groups according to their mechanism of action: sodium channel blockade, beta-adrenergic blockade, repolarization prolongation, or calcium channel blockade.
| Descriptor ID |
D000889
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.411.097
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| Concept/Terms |
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Agents, Anti-Arrhythmia
- Anti Arrhythmia Agents
- Antiarrhythmic Drugs
- Drugs, Antiarrhythmic
- Antiarrhythmia Agents
- Agents, Antiarrhythmia
- Antiarrhythmia Drugs
- Drugs, Antiarrhythmia
- Anti-Arrhythmia Drugs
- Anti Arrhythmia Drugs
- Drugs, Anti-Arrhythmia
- Anti-Arrhythmics
- Anti Arrhythmics
Cardiac Depressants- Cardiac Depressants
- Depressants, Cardiac
- Myocardial Depressants
- Depressants, Myocardial
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anti-Arrhythmia Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Emergency medicine updates: Cardiac arrest medications. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun; 92:114-119.
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Emergency medicine updates: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Dec; 74:57-64.
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Anterior-posterior versus anterior-lateral pad positioning for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jun; 30(6):681-682.
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What is the Best Agent for Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response? J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep; 63(3):467-476.
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Mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex activation protects against calcium alternans in atrial myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 10 01; 319(4):H873-H881.
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Electrical storm: A focused review for the emergency physician. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul; 38(7):1481-1487.
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Ventricular relaxation in the stage 24 chick embryo following changes in volume and blockade of Na+ and Ca2+ channels. Cardiovasc Res. 1996 Feb; 31 Spec No:E139-44.