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| has gloss | (noun) oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients flecainide, Tambocor |
| has gloss | eng: Flecainide acetate (fle KAY nide) is a class Ic antiarrhythmic agent used to prevent and treat tachyarrhythmias (abnormal fast rhythms of the heart). It is used to treat a variety of cardiac arrhythmias including paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (episodic irregular heartbeat originating in the upper chamber of the heart), paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (episodic rapid but regular heartbeat originating in the atrium), and ventricular tachycardia (rapid rhythms of the lower chambers of the heart). Flecainide works by regulating the flow of sodium in the heart, causing prolongation of the cardiac action potential. |
| lexicalization | eng: flecainide |
| lexicalization | eng: Tambocor |
| subclass of | (noun) a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic medication |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Flecainid ist ein Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Antiarrhythmika, der zur Behandlung von Herzrhythmusstörungen eingesetzt wird. Als Natriumkanalblocker ohne Wirkung auf die Dauer des Aktionspotenzials wird es zur Klasse Ic (ohne Veränderung der Dauer des Aktionspotentials) der Vaughan/Williams Klassifikation gezählt. In der Schweiz und in Deutschland wird es als Tambocor® von der Firma Meda und unter generischer Bezeichnung von anderen Anbietern vertrieben. |
| lexicalization | deu: Flecainid |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: La flécaïnide est un agent antiarythmique, utilisé en médecine pour supprimer certains troubles du rythme cardiaque. |
| lexicalization | fra: flécaïnide |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: La flecainide è un principio attivo di indicazione specifica contro le anomalie del ritmo cardiaco (aritmie) |
| lexicalization | ita: flecainide |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: A Flecainida é um fármaco do grupo dos Antiarritmicos da classe I (1C), que é usado no tratamento da arritmia cardiaca. |
| lexicalization | por: Flecainida |
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| similar | e/Flecainide |
| similar | e/Tambocor |
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| media:img | (±)-Flenaicide Structural Formulae.png |
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