Comparison of single-biphasic versus sequential-biphasic shocks on defibrillation threshold in pigs

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1606-1612

  Csanadi, Zoltan ^a,b,c   Jones, Douglas L ^a,b   Wood, G Kim ^a,b   Klein, George J ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Division of Cardiology   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Defibrillation threshold; Implantable defibrillators; Sequential biphasic shock

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; SWINE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030745880     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03528.x     Document Type: Article

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