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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Valuable knowledge has been recently achieved in the field of pharmacokinetics of antiarrhythmics, but few data are still available about myocardial concentrations attainable by such drugs, especially as far as the clinical implications of the binding mechanisms and the relationships with plasma levels are concerned. According to the "modulated receptor theory", not only beta-blockers or verapamil but also class I agents should act by a receptor mechanism. In general, antiarrhythmics attain myocardial levels largely higher than the plasmatic concentrations and the non-specific binding greatly exceeds the specific one. Moreover, some relevant causes of lack of correlation between plasma levels and drug response (such as active metabolites, acid-base or ionic disorders, ischemia, receptor changes etc.) are not removed by the determination of myocardial level, which is quite unpractical and does not offer clear advantages in comparison to the conventional plasma monitoring.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0046-5968
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
660-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
The myocardial levels of the antiarrhythmic drugs: clinical relevance.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article