Iridium oxide-coated defibrillation electrode: Reduced shock polarization and improved defibrillation efficacy

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3732-3736

  Niebauer, Mark J ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce ^a   Yamanouchi, Yoshio ^a   Mazgalev, Todor ^a   Mowrey, Kent ^a   Tchou, Patrick ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Defibrillation; Electrical stimulation; Fibrillation; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; IMPEDANCE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE;

EID: 0030831099     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.10.3732     Document Type: Article

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