Addictive drugs, arrhythmias, and cardiac inward rectifiers

<span class="paragraphSection">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.</span>
Source: Europace - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research