antiarrhythmic

Definitions of antiarrhythmic

1. noun

   a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
   synonyms: antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication

   types:

   Cordarone, amiodarone

   an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective

   Enkaid, encainide

   antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients

   Tambocor, flecainide

   oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients

   Mexitil, mexiletine

   antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias

   Quinidex, Quinora, quinidine

   cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias

   Tonocard, tocainide

   antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed

   type of:

   medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease