"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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Efficacy and electrophysiologic effects of encainide for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 1988 Dec 20; 62(19):31L-36L.
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Clinical and electrophysiologic findings in patients with repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia and otherwise normal electrocardiogram. Am J Cardiol. 1982 Sep; 50(3):459-68.
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Electrophysiology of oral encainide. Am J Cardiol. 1982 Apr 01; 49(5):1270-8.
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Drug conversion of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia to sustained ventricular tachycardia during serial electrophysiologic studies: identification of drugs that exacerbate tachycardia and potential mechanisms. Am Heart J. 1982 Feb; 103(2):177-84.