Virtual electrode-induced phase singularity: A basic mechanism of defibrillation failure

Circulation Research

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 918-925

  Efimov, Igor R ^a   Cheng, Yuanna ^a   Van Wagoner, David R ^a   Mazgalev, Todor ^a   Tchou, Patrick J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation waveform; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Mechanism of defibrillation; Optical imaging; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRTUAL REALITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0032482142     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.82.8.918     Document Type: Article

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