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MeSH Heading: Cardiotoxins
Tree Number(s): D27.888.569.142
Unique ID: D054715
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054715
Annotation: do not confuse with CARDIOTONIC AGENTS
Scope Note: Agents that have a damaging effect on the HEART. Such damage can occur from ALKYLATING AGENTS; FREE RADICALS; or metabolites from OXIDATIVE STRESS and in some cases is countered by CARDIOTONIC AGENTS. Induction of LONG QT SYNDROME or TORSADES DE POINTES has been the reason for viewing some drugs as cardiotoxins.
Entry Term(s): Cardiotoxic Agent; Cardiotoxic Agents; Cardiotoxin
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0507197
Scope Note: Agents that have a damaging effect on the HEART. Such damage can occur from ALKYLATING AGENTS; FREE RADICALS; or metabolites from OXIDATIVE STRESS and in some cases is countered by CARDIOTONIC AGENTS. Induction of LONG QT SYNDROME or TORSADES DE POINTES has been the reason for viewing some drugs as cardiotoxins.
Terms: Cardiotoxins Preferred Term
Term UI T692610
Date03/01/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Cardiotoxin
Term UI T000997558
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cardiotoxic Agents
Term UI T692611
Date03/01/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Cardiotoxic Agent
Term UI T000997559
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Cardiotoxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025