Chemistry:Proarrhythmic agent

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A Pro-arrhythmic agent is a chemical, drug, or food that promotes cardiac arrhythmias.

Substances

Supplements

Omega 3 fatty acids.[1]

Foods

Chocolate, Coffee, Tea

Drugs

Caffeine, cocaine, beta-adrenergic agonists

Encainide, Lorcainide

See also

References

  1. Merritt H. Raitt, MD; William E. Connor, MD; Cynthia Morris, PhD, MPH; Jack Kron, MD; Blair Halperin, MD; Sumeet S. Chugh, MD; James McClelland, MD; James Cook, MD et al. (June 15, 2005). "Fish Oil Supplementation and Risk of Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Implantable Defibrillators". JAMA 293 (23).