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Descriptor English: Cardiotoxins
Descriptor Spanish: Cardiotoxinas
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): Agent, Cardiotoxic
Agents, Cardiotoxic
Cardiotoxic Agent
Cardiotoxic Agents
Cardiotoxin
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 & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
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
Cardiotoxins - Preferred
Concept UI M0507197
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.
Preferred term Cardiotoxins
Entry term(s) Agent, Cardiotoxic
Agents, Cardiotoxic
Cardiotoxic Agent
Cardiotoxic Agents
Cardiotoxin



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