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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MeSH terms
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Action Potentials
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Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects*
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Animals
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / chemically induced*
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / metabolism
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
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Ethanol / adverse effects*
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Heart Conduction System / drug effects*
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Heart Conduction System / metabolism
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Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
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Heart Rate / drug effects*
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Humans
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Nicotine / adverse effects*
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Nicotinic Agonists / adverse effects*
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Potassium / metabolism*
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Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / drug effects*
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Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / metabolism
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Risk Factors
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Smoking / adverse effects*
Substances
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Nicotinic Agonists
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Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
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Ethanol
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Nicotine
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Potassium