Current Concepts for Selecting the Location, Size and Shape of Defibrillation Electrodes

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 227-240

  IDEKER, RAYMOND E ^a,b   WOLF, PATRICK D ^a,b   ALFERNESS, CLIP ^a,b   KRASSOWSKA, WANDA ^a,b   SMITH, WILLIAM M ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026035353     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb05093.x     Document Type: Article

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