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Abstract
Agents that have a damaging effect on the HEART. Such damage can occur from ALKYLATING AGENTS; FREE RADICALS; or metabolites from OXIDATIVE STRESS and in some cases is countered by CARDIOTONIC AGENTS. Induction of LONG QT SYNDROME or TORSADES DE POINTES has been the reason for viewing some drugs as cardiotoxins.
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- Cardiotoxic Agent
- Cardiotoxic Agents
- Cardiotoxin
- Agent, Cardiotoxic
- Agents, Cardiotoxic
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28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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do not confuse with CARDIOTONIC AGENTS
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2008
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cardiotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054715. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054715
- Cardiotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50573437