The effects of ventricular fibrillation duration and a preceding unsuccessful shock on the probability of defibrillation success using biphasic waveforms in pigs

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1386-1395

  Windecker, Stephan ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a   Kenknight, Bruce H ^b   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Biphasic shocks; Endocardial lead system; Ventricular defibrillation; Ventricular fibrillation; Waveform

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031453391     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb01035.x     Document Type: Article

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