Research Notes on Adenosine
Adenosine is an anti-inflammatory medication that prevents tissue damage during instances of hypoxia, ischemia, and seizure activity.1 It's an injection that is put into a vein or a muscle by a health-care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.2 It helps to dilate the coronary arteries and is used in the thallium scan of the heart.3 In addition, it can aid in regulating the rhythm of the heart, tone blood vessels, maintain wakefulness and help to produce urine.4
Fast Facts:
- Adenoscan is the brand name for Adenosine.5
- Is used for treating supraventricular tachycardia.6
- Is also used to test for coronary artery disease.1
- Can be very effective for arrhythmia.7
5 Great Resources on Adenosine
- HealthDoc: Adenosine Drug Information (Medication)
- Wikipedia: Adenosine
- WrongDiagnosis: Introduction: Adenosine
- EverydayHealth (via Family Practice Notebook): An Outline on Adenosine
- eHow: How to Give Adenosine
5 Latest Headlines on Adenosine
What is Adenosine?
- Answers.com: Answers on Adenosine
- MedicineNet: Adenosine: Defined
- Wolters Kluwer Health (via Drugs.com): Adenosine: Drug Facts
- RxList: Adenocard (Adenosine)
What are the Uses for Adenosine?
- About.com: (Adenosine) in a Pharmacologic Stress Test
- eMedicine: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - Emergency Department Care
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Adenosine for Fast Heart Rates
- Society for Neuroscience (SfN): Adenosine and Sleep
- Wolters Kluwer Health (via Drugs.com): Adenosine: Its Uses
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Adenosine?
- Micromedex (via Drugs.com): Adenosine Drug Interactions | Adenosine Side Effects
- Drug3k: Side Effects Taking Adenosine
- RxList: Side Effects of Adenocscan (Adenosine) | Adenoscan (Adenosine): Warnings and Precautions
- UpToDate: Major Side Effects of Adenosine
- Wikipedia: Side Effects of Adenosine
What are the Alternatives to Adenosine?
- American College of Cardiology (ACC): Controlling Arrhythmias with Medications
- MedicineNet: Medications for Heart Disease
- OrganizedWisdom: Primidone | Dipyridamole
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Adenosine?
- Alive: Herbs for Your Heart
- Casting for the Cure: Green Tea: Is it Heart Healthy? (July 7, 2008)
- The Diet Channel: Healthy Heart Diet
- WholeHealthMD: Anti-inflammatory Ways of Eating (August 1, 2007)
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Adenosine
- HealthBoards: Has Anyone Had an Adenosine Thallium Test......Any Comments Please. (February 23, 2008)
- HealthTalk: Life with Chronic Pain: Taking Adenosine (July 29, 2008)
- Physics Forums: Will Too Much Adenosine Triphosphate Kill You? (November 21, 2003)
Clinical Trials for Adenosine
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials for Adenosine
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trial Studies for Adenosine
Controversy and Lawsuits about Adenosine
- BioSpace: Adenoscan(R) Patent Lawsuits Settled Astellas Pharma US, Inc., King Pharmaceuticals®, Inc. and Item Finalize Settlement Agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) (October 22, 2007)
Dosage and Abuse of Adenosine
- Auckland District Health Board: Adenosine: Dose and Administration
- RxList: Adenoscan (Adenosine) Overdosage and Contraindications
- Wikipedia: Dosage of Adenosine
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Adenosine
- Annals of Internal Medicine: Journal Articles on Adenosine
- Google Scholar: Adenosine Recent Articles
- JAMA: Archived Journals on Adenosine
- PubMed Central: Adenosine Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Adenosine
- ↑ St. John Health: Applying Adenosine
- ↑ MedicineNet: Adenosine and the Coronary Arteries
- ↑ American Heart Association: Other Uses of Adenosine
- ↑ RxList: Adenoscan (Adenosine)
- ↑ Drugs.com: Used to Treat a Disturbance of the Heart
- ↑ Healthwise: For an Irregular Heartbeat Use Adenosine
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