Amiodarone

"Amiodarone" 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.

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An antianginal and class III antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting POTASSIUM CHANNELS and VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance.

Descriptor ID	D000638
MeSH Number(s)	D03.633.100.127.075
Concept/Terms	Amiodarone Amiodarone Amiodarona Amiodarona Amiodarone Hydrochloride Amiodarone Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Amiodarone Amiohexal Amiohexal Aratac Aratac Tachydaron Tachydaron Corbionax Corbionax Cordarone Cordarone Amiodarex Trangorex Kordaron Cordarex L-3428 L-3428 L 3428 L3428 Ortacrone Ortacrone Rytmarone Rytmarone SKF 33134-A SKF 33134-A SKF 33134 A SKF 33134A Amiobeta Amiobeta Braxan Braxan

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Benzofurans [D03.633.100.127]
Amiodarone [D03.633.100.127.075]

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Bar chart showing 87 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	2	1	3
1998	2	0	2
1999	2	0	2
2000	2	1	3
2001	1	1	2
2002	3	0	3
2003	2	1	3
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	3	5
2006	1	0	1
2007	6	2	8
2008	4	2	6
2009	7	0	7
2010	3	3	6
2011	4	1	5
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	1	3
2015	3	0	3
2016	3	0	3
2018	0	2	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	1	2
2022	6	0	6
2023	4	0	4

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Polintan ET, Monsalve R, Menghrajani RH, Sirilan KY, Nayak SS, Abdelmaseeh P, Patarroyo-Aponte G, Lo KB, Dani SS. Combination prophylactic amiodarone with beta-blockers versus beta-blockers in atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic-review and meta-analysis. Heart Lung. 2023 Nov-Dec; 62:256-263.

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Pundi K, Fan J, Kabadi S, Din N, Blomstr?m-Lundqvist C, Camm AJ, Kowey P, Singh JP, Rashkin J, Wieloch M, Turakhia MP, Sandhu AT. Dronedarone Versus Sotalol in Antiarrhythmic Drug-Naive Veterans With Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 08; 16(8):456-467.

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Singh JP, Blomstr?m-Lundqvist C, Turakhia MP, Camm AJ, Fazeli MS, Kreidieh B, Crotty C, Kowey PR. Dronedarone versus sotalol in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic literature review and network meta-analysis. Clin Cardiol. 2023 Jun; 46(6):589-597.

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Spears J, Kowey P. Amiodarone for the prevention of shocks and death in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Hero or villain? Heart Rhythm. 2023 04; 20(4):510-511.

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Naccarelli GV, Kowey PR. Should we limit antiarrhythmic drug choice in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 02; 34(2):453-454.

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Handelsman Y, Bunch TJ, Rodbard HW, Steinberg BA, Thind M, Bigot G, Konigsberg L, Wieloch M, Kowey PR. Impact of dronedarone on patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes: A sub-analysis of the ATHENA and EURIDIS/ADONIS studies. J Diabetes Complications. 2022 07; 36(7):108227.

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Mar PL, Horbal P, Chung MK, Dukes JW, Ezekowitz M, Lakkireddy D, Lip GYH, Miletello M, Noseworthy PA, Reiffel JA, Tisdale JE, Olshansky B, Gopinathannair R. Drug Interactions Affecting Antiarrhythmic Drug Use. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 05; 15(5):e007955.

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Camm AJ, Blomstr?m-Lundqvist C, Boriani G, Goette A, Kowey PR, Merino JL, Piccini JP, Saksena S, Reiffel JA. AIM-AF: A Physician Survey in the United States and Europe. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 03 15; 11(6):e023838.

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Thind M, McKindley DS, Reiffel JA, Naccarelli GV, Stewart J, Kowey PR. Predictors of dronedarone plasma drug concentrations and effect on atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter recurrence: Analyses from the EURIDIS and ADONIS studies. Clin Cardiol. 2022 Jan; 45(1):119-128.

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Thind M, Zareba W, Atar D, Crijns HJGM, Zhu J, Pak HN, Reiffel J, Ludwigs U, Wieloch M, Stewart J, Kowey P. Efficacy and safety of dronedarone versus placebo in patients with atrial fibrillation stratified according to renal function: Post hoc analyses of the EURIDIS-ADONIS trials. Clin Cardiol. 2022 Jan; 45(1):101-109.

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