"Amiodarone" 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.
An antianginal and class III antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting POTASSIUM CHANNELS and VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance.
| Descriptor ID |
D000638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.127.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Cordarone- Cordarone
- Amiodarex
- Trangorex
- Kordaron
- Cordarex
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amiodarone" by people in Profiles.
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Amiodarone in COVID-19: let's not forget its potential for pulmonary toxicity. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 02 09; 28(18):e52.
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Amiodarone as a possible therapy for coronavirus infection. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 10 13; 28(12):e16-e18.
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Amiodarone-induced organizing pneumonia mimicking COVID-19: a case report. Eur J Med Res. 2021 Jun 27; 26(1):62.
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Iodine allergy: Common misperceptions. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 04 22; 78(9):781-793.
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Case report of amiodarone-associated allergic pneumonitis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 03 30; 22(1):181-184.
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A nontrivial differential diagnosis in COVID-19 pandemic: a case report and literary review of amiodarone-induced interstitial pneumonia. Future Cardiol. 2021 09; 17(6):991-997.
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Antiviral effect of amiodarone and its possible role in COVID-19: An appraisal. Indian J Pharmacol. 2020 Nov-Dec; 52(6):533-534.
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Treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the COVID-19 era: A 100 days experience from the Lombardy region. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0241028.
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Amiodarone in the COVID-19 Era: Treatment for Symptomatic Patients Only, or Drug to Prevent Infection? Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2020 Oct; 20(5):413-418.
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Ion channel inhibition against COVID-19: A novel target for clinical investigation. Cardiol J. 2020; 27(4):421-424.