cordarone

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes cordarone to a patient with a serious heart condition.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pharmaceutical drug: Cordarone is the trade name for a specific antiarrhythmic medication used to treat serious heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias). It is typically prescribed only when other, safer medications have failed to be effective.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cardiologist prescribed Cordarone to manage the patient's ventricular tachycardia.
  • Due to its potential side effects, Cordarone is considered a treatment of last resort.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on Cordarone": to be undergoing treatment with this specific medication.
  • The patient has been on Cordarone for six months under close supervision.

Variants and Related Words

• Amiodarone (n): The generic, non-brand name for the drug Cordarone.
  • The hospital formulary lists amiodarone as an alternative to the brand-name Cordarone.

Synonyms

• Antiarrhythmic agent: A general term for drugs that correct irregular heartbeats.
• Amiodarone hydrochloride: The full chemical name of the active compound.

Notes on Usage

• Cordarone is a proper noun (a trade name) and is typically capitalized.
• Its use is highly specialized within cardiology due to significant potential side effects, including lung and liver toxicity. It is not a general-term drug.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective

Từ đồng nghĩa

• amiodarone
• Cordarone