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cardiotoxic

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cardiotoxic /car·dio·tox·ic/ (kahr´de-o-tok″sik) having a poisonous or deleterious effect upon the heart.
cardiotoxic
[-tok′sik]
Etymology: Gk, kardia + toxikon, poison
having a toxic or injurious effect on the heart.

cardiotoxic
having a poisonous or deleterious effect upon the heart.

cardiotoxic glycosides
see cardiac glycosides.


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A moderately high potassium can be cardiotoxic when the serum calcium is profoundly decreased because calcium opposes potassium.
With regard to psychopharmacologic treatment, there are more than 35 antidepressants available; however, some have cardiotoxic, sedative, or pyramidal side effects which are adverse in the elderly.
Allylamine has long been recognized as an agent that elicits cardiotoxic and vasculotoxic responses.
 
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