Addictive drugs, arrhythmias, and cardiac inward rectifiers
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Year of publication | 2017 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Europace |
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Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw071 |
Field | Physiology |
Keywords | Addictive drug; Ethanol; Nicotine; Arrhythmias; Inward rectifier |
Description | In many addictive drugs including alcohol and nicotine, proarrhythmic effects were reported. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge in this field (with a focus on the inward rectifier potassium currents) to promote the lacking data and appeal for their completion, thus, to improve understanding of the proarrhythmic potential of addictive drugs. |
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