Effects of polarity on defibrillation thresholds using a biphasic waveform in a hot can electrode system

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12 I, 1997, Pages 2911-2916

  Yamanouchi, Yoshio ^a   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Nadzam, George R ^a   Hills, Donald G ^a   Kroll, Mark W ^a,b   Brewer, James E ^a,c   Donohoo, Ann M ^a,d   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a   Tchou, Patrick J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Pacesetter Inc   (United States)

^c Survivalink Corporation   (United States)

^d Angeion Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biphasic waveform; Can electrode; Defibrillation; Shock polarity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031450428     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb05459.x     Document Type: Article

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