Current-based transthoracic defibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1113-1118

  Kerber, Richard E ^a   Kieso, Robert A ^b   Kienzle, Michael G ^b   Olshansky, Brian ^b   Waldo, Albert L ^b   Carlson, Mark D ^b   Wilber, David J ^b   Aschoff, Ann M ^b   Birger, Sally ^b   Charbonnier, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030588454     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90062-4     Document Type: Article

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