Effect of waveform tilt on defibrillation thresholds in humans

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 496-501

  Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a,b   Foster, Andrew H ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; defibrillation waveforms; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0030989294     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00817.x     Document Type: Article

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