Recurrent appearance of protective zones after an unsuccessful defibrillation shock

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 4 40-4, 1996, Pages

  Hwang, Chun ^a   Fan, Wei ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; sudden cardiac death; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DOG; ENERGY; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0029914027     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.4.h1491     Document Type: Article

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