Influence of anodal electrode position on transvenous defibrillation efficacy in humans: A prospective randomized comparison

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9 I, 1997, Pages 2193-2199

  Markewitz, Andreas ^a,b   Kaulbach, Hans ^a   Mattke, Sören ^a   Müller, Dieter ^a   Bernutz, Christine ^a   Hoffmann, Ellen ^a   Weinhold, Christian ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a   Reichart, Bruno ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Central Military Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardioverter defibrillators; Electrode position; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030954839     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04236.x     Document Type: Article

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