A Minimal Model of the Monophasic Defibrillation Pulse

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 769-777

  KROLL, MARK W ^a  

^a Angemed Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

chronaxie; defibrillation; model; monophasic; pulse duration; waveforms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULSE;

EID: 0027243277     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01657.x     Document Type: Article

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