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Chapter-18 Antiarrhythmics

BOOK TITLE: Drug Screening Methods: Preclinical Evaluation of New Drugs

Author
1. Mohanty Ipseeta
ISBN
9788184486186
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10244_18
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1. MGM Medical College, Sector-16, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai 410 705, Maharashtra (India), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India
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Abstract

Arrhythmia is any deviation from or disturbance of the normal heart rhythm. Arrhythmias may be benign, symptomatic, life threatening or even fatal. Their consequences depend not only on their manifestations but also on the presence of important abnormal structural conditions of the heart. The antiarrhythmic agents have been traditionally divided into four distinct classes on the basis of their mechanism of action. The Chapter includes various methods of inducing arrhythmias, in vitro and in vivo methods for testing the antiarrhythmics.

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