Effect of shock polarity on biphasic defibrillation thresholds using an active pectoral lead system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 350-354

  Olsovsky, Mary R ^a,b   Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biphasic shocks; Defibrillation; Polarity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031945621     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00923.x     Document Type: Article

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