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Review
. 2017 Mar 1;19(3):346-355.
doi: 10.1093/europace/euw071.

Addictive drugs, arrhythmias, and cardiac inward rectifiers

Markéta Bébarová, Zuzana Horáková, Roman Kula
Review

Addictive drugs, arrhythmias, and cardiac inward rectifiers

Markéta Bébarová et al. Europace. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Addictive drug; Arrhythmias; Ethanol; Inward rectifier; Nicotine.

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