Effects of waveform and polarity on defibrillation thresholds in humans using a transvenous lead system

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-316

  Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a,b   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0030221370     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00284-6     Document Type: Article

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