Induced termination of fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-81

  Abildskov, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; refractory periods; vulnerability; wavelet hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030020978     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00462.x     Document Type: Article

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