"Mexiletine" 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.
Antiarrhythmic agent pharmacologically similar to LIDOCAINE. It may have some anticonvulsant properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D008801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.831.500 D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.675
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| Concept/Terms |
KO-1173- KO-1173
- KO 1173
- KO1173
- KOE-1173
- KOE 1173
- KOE1173
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mexiletine" by people in Profiles.
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Liu G, Xue X, Gao C, Huang J, Qi D, Zhang Y, Dong JZ, Ma CS, Yan GX. Synergistic Effect of Dofetilide and Mexiletine on Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 May 18; 6(5).
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Qi D, Yang Z, Robinson VM, Li J, Gao C, Guo D, Kowey PR, Yan GX. Heterogeneous distribution of INa-L determines interregional differences in rate adaptation of repolarization. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jun; 12(6):1295-303.
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Gao Y, Xue X, Hu D, Liu W, Yuan Y, Sun H, Li L, Timothy KW, Zhang L, Li C, Yan GX. Inhibition of late sodium current by mexiletine: a novel pharmotherapeutical approach in timothy syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2013 Jun; 6(3):614-22.
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Marmura MJ. Intravenous lidocaine and mexiletine in the management of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2010 Apr; 14(2):145-50.
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Marmura MJ, Passero FC, Young WB. Mexiletine for refractory chronic daily headache: a report of nine cases. Headache. 2008 Nov-Dec; 48(10):1506-10.
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Schere D, Silberstein SD. Intravenous lidocaine infusion for the treatment of post-acoustic neuroma resection headache: a case report. Headache. 2009 Feb; 49(2):302-3.