amiodarone

American

[am-ee-oh-dar-ohn] / ˌæm i oʊˈdær oʊn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.

Etymology

Origin of amiodarone

A pharmaceutical coinage of unexplained origin

Example Sentences

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The risk of MCI was higher in patients with AF who did not receive oral anticoagulant treatment and amiodarone treatment.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

According to the FDA, doctors should prescribe amiodarone only to patients with life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances that have not responded to other treatment.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Potassium channel blockers, such as amiodarone and procainamide, which are used to treat abnormal electrical activity in the heart, impede the movement of K+through voltage-gated K+channels.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

For example, the heart rhythm drug amiodarone can block metabolism of the blood thinner warfarin, which results in very high warfarin concentrations that could lead to life-threatening bleeding.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Italian doctors announced last week they will test the antiarrhythmia drug amiodarone at a treatment center in Sierra Leone.

From Scientific American • Dec. 4, 2014

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