Transcutaneous T wave shock: A universal method for ventricular fibrillation induction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12 I, 1997, Pages 2930-2935

  Mazer, C David ^a   Greene, Mary B ^a   Misale, Patrick S ^a   Newman, David ^a   Dorian, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Noninvasive fibrillation induction; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031434276     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb05462.x     Document Type: Article

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