Term Name: | anti-arrhythmia drug |
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Synonyms: | anti-arrhythmia agent, antiarrhythmic agent |
Definition: | A drug used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. Anti-arrhythmia drugs may affect the polarisation-repolarisation phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibres. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:38070] ( EBI ) |