National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Antiarrhythmic Agent

Synonyms

Cardiac Depressant

Anti-arrhythmic Agent

Antiarrhythmic Agent

Definitions

Agents used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias; they may effect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47793

code

C47793

DEFINITION

Agents used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias; they may effect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers.

FULL_SYN

Cardiac Depressant

Anti-arrhythmic Agent

Antiarrhythmic Agent

label

Antiarrhythmic Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Antiarrhythmic_Agent

Preferred_Name

Antiarrhythmic Agent

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C47793

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0003195

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78274

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