antifibrillatory

an·ti·fi·bril·la·tory

(an'tē-fi'bri-lă-tōr-ē),

Any measure or medication that tends to suppress fibrillary arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation).

antifibrillatory

[-fibril′ətôr′ē]

pertaining to a medication or other agent that suppresses atrial or ventricular fibrillation.

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Although verapamil can have potent antifibrillatory effects in ischemia models [11, 22-25], presumably by decreasing myocardial ischemia, the instantaneous nature of VF in commotio cordis argues against ischemia as a cause of VF.

L-type calcium channels do not play a critical role in chest blow induced ventricular fibrillation: commotio cordis

Haverkamp W, Hindricks G, Ketellar T, et al : Prophylactic antiarrhythmic and antifibrillatory effects of intravenous magnesium sulfate during myocardial ischemia Eur Heart J 9 : 228, 1988

Uses of magnesium sulfate--revisited

Antihypertensive agents such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers have antifibrillatory and antifibrotic actions via inhibition of angiotensin II.

A new piece of puzzle: inflammation in the prediction of recurrence after successful electrical cardioversion in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation/Bulmacanin yeni bir parcasi: nonvalvuler atriyal fibrilasyon hastalarinda basarili elektriksel kardiyoversiyon sonrasi nuksu ongormede enflamasyonun rolu

He said one explanation for the conflicting findings could be that fish oil may have profibrillatory effects in healthy individuals but antifibrillatory effects in subjects with preexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD).