External exponential biphasic versus monophasic shock waveform: Efficacy in ventricular fibrillation of longer duration

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1481-1487

  Yamanouchi, Yoshio ^a   Brewer, James E ^b   Donohoo, Ann M ^b   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a   Tchou, Patrick J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Survivalink Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

External defibrillation; Long ventricular fibrillation; Shock waveform

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TIME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0032757592     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00352.x     Document Type: Article

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