Impact of transvenous lead position on active-can ICD defibrillation: A computer simulation study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1 II, 1999, Pages 158-164

  Aguel, Felipe ^a   Eason, James C ^b   Trayanova, Natalia A ^a,c   Siekas, Greg ^b   Fishler, Matthew G ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

FEM; ICD; Torso; Transvenous defibrillation thresholds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLE; IMPEDANCE; MODEL;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORAX; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0032900435     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00324.x     Document Type: Article

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