Choosing the Optimal Monophasic and Biphasic Waveforms for Ventricular Defibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 737-750

  WALCOTT, GREGORY P ^a   WALKER, ROBERT G ^a   CATES, ADAM W ^a   KRASSOWSKA, WANDA ^a   SMITH, WILLIAM M ^a   IDEKER, RAYMOND E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; device; ventricular defibrillation; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DOG; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0029114201     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1995.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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