Almokalant is a
drug
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used to treat
arrhythmia
Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, heart arrhythmias, or dysrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats per minute in adults ...
.
It is a
potassium channel blocker.
It has been found to have
teratogenic
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effects in rats.
See also
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Vernakalant
References
Potassium channel blockers
Nitriles
Sulfoxides
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