Medical term:
dofetilide
dofetilide
[do-fet´ĭ-līd]an antiarrhythmic that prolongs the duration of the cardiac action potential and the effective refractory period without affecting conduction velocity; used in the treatment of atrial arrhythmias, administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
dofetilide
Tikosyn® Cardiology A selective potassium channel blocking antiarrhythmic used in CHF and left ventricular dysfunction to convert A Fib, prevent its recurrence, and ↓ risk of future hospitalization; it has no effect on mortality Contraindications Succinylcholine-type anesthesia, sick sinus syndrome, seizures Adverse events Torsade de pointes. See Atrial fibrillation.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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