A conceptual basis for defibrillation waveforms

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1186-1195

  Cleland, Brian G ^a  

^a Telectronics Pacing Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

biphasic; defibrillation; model; monophasic; pulse duration; waveform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART STIMULATION; MODEL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0029767428     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04188.x     Document Type: Article

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