Regional hyperkalemia increases ventricular defibrillation energy requirements: Role of electrical heterogeneity in defibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 634-641

  Sims, J Jason ^a   Miller, Allison W ^a   Ujhelyi, Michael R ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Electrophysiology; Potassium

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL; PLACEBO;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HYPERKALEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SWINE;

EID: 0034123403     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00025.x     Document Type: Article

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