antiarrhythmic medication

noun

Meaning

A pharmaceutical agent used to suppress or prevent abnormal heart rhythms.

Examples

  • The patient was switched to a different antiarrhythmic medication because the first one caused side effects.
  • Patients taking antiarrhythmic medication require regular electrocardiograms to monitor their cardiac electrical activity.

Synonyms: heart rhythm drug, cardiac agent, antiarrhythmic agent, class I-IV antiarrhythmic