The transthoracic impedance cardiogram is a potential haemodynamic sensor for an automated external defibrillator

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1879-1888

  Johnston, P W ^a   Imam, Z ^b   Dempsey, G ^b   Anderson, J ^b   Adgey, A A J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillator; Cardiac arrest; Impedance cardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032401226     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1199     Document Type: Article

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