DeCS

Descriptor English:

Cardiotoxins

Descriptor Spanish:

Cardiotoxinas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	cardiotoxinas
Entry term(s)	agente cardiotóxico cardiotoxina sustancias cardiotóxicas
Scope note:	Sustancias que tienen un efecto dañino en el CORAZÓN. Tal daño pueden producirlo los ALQUILANTES, los RADICALES LIBRES o metabolitos del ESTRÉS OXIDATIVO, y en algunos casos los FÁRMACOS CARDIOTÓNICOS. Algunos fármacos han sido considerados como cardiotoxinas por inducir el SÍNDROME DEL QT LARGO o TORSADE DE POINTES.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Cardiotoxinas

Descriptor French:

Cardiotoxines

Entry term(s):

Agents cardiotoxiques

Tree number(s):

D27.888.569.142

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054715

Scope note:

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.

Annotation:

do not confuse with CARDIOTONIC AGENTS

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

DeCS ID:

52850

Unique ID:

D054715

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Date Established:

2008/01/01

Date of Entry:

2007/07/09

Revision Date:

2020/05/27