"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encainide" by people in Profiles.
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Fronc H, Porter RS, Nydegger CC, Hessen SE, Kutalek SP. Encainide dosing in patients with severe renal dysfunction: report of a case and literature review. Clin Cardiol. 1992 Jan; 15(1):53-7.
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Karalis DG, Nydegger C, Porter RS, Carver J, Pina IL, Kutalek SP, Michelson EL. Effects of encainide and metabolizer phenotype on ventricular conduction during exercise. Am J Cardiol. 1990 Dec 01; 66(19):1393-6.
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Nestico PF, Morganroth J. Antiarrhythmic agents for chronic ventricular arrhythmias. Compr Ther. 1987 Apr; 13(4):26-35.
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Nestico PF, Morganroth J. Cardiac arrhythmias in the elderly: antiarrhythmic drug treatment. Cardiol Clin. 1986 May; 4(2):285-303.
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Kelliher GJ, Kowey P, Engel T, Wetstein L. Clinical pharmacology of antiarrhythmic agents. Cardiovasc Clin. 1985; 16(1):287-305.