Effect of electrode polarity on internal defibrillation with monophasic and biphasic waveforms using an endocardial lead system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-171

  Huang, Jian ^a   Kenknight, Bruce H ^b   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Walker, Robert G ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

biphasic shocks; electrode polarity; endocardial lead; monophasic shocks; ventricular defibrillation; waveform

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SWINE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031027397     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00778.x     Document Type: Article

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