"Encainide" 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.
One of the ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS, it blocks VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS and slows conduction within the His-Purkinje system and MYOCARDIUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D016700
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.199.385 D02.092.146.113.385
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encainide" by people in Profiles.
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Circadian pattern of arrhythmic death in patients receiving encainide, flecainide or moricizine in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST). J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 Feb; 23(2):283-9.
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Mortality following ventricular arrhythmia suppression by encainide, flecainide, and moricizine after myocardial infarction. The original design concept of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST). JAMA. 1993 Nov 24; 270(20):2451-5.
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Mortality and morbidity in patients receiving encainide, flecainide, or placebo. The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial. N Engl J Med. 1991 Mar 21; 324(12):781-8.
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Encainide: a new and potent antiarrhythmic. Am Heart J. 1987 Oct; 114(4 Pt 1):826-35.
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Comparative study of encainide and quinidine in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1986 Jan; 7(1):9-16.
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Antiarrhythmic drug therapy. Recent advances and current status. Cardiology. 1985; 72(5-6):329-48.
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New directions in antiarrhythmic drug therapy. Am J Cardiol. 1984 Aug 13; 54(4):8B-17B.