Determinants of nonthoracotomy biphasic defibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-64

  Horton, R P ^a   Canby, R C ^a   Roman, C A ^a   Hull, M L ^a   Kaye, S A ^a   Jessen, M E ^a   Page, R L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

body surface area; defibrillation threshold; implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031027548     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04812.x     Document Type: Article

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