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Amiodarone vs Amrinone - What's the difference?

amiodarone | amrinone |

As nouns the difference between amiodarone and amrinone

is that amiodarone is a particular medicine used against arrhythmia while amrinone is a type 3 pyridine phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to treat congestive heart failure.

amiodarone

English

(wikipedia amiodarone)

Noun

(-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular medicine used against arrhythmia.

    • Hypernyms

    * amine * benzofuran * ether * ketone * organoiodine

    amrinone

    English

    (wikipedia amrinone)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A type 3 pyridine phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to treat congestive heart failure.
  • (US) Former name for inamrinone (changed in 2000 to avoid confusion with amiodarone).