Influence of postshock epicardial activation patterns on initiation of ventricular fibrillation by upper limit of vulnerability shocks

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1329-1336

  Chattipakorn, Nipon ^a,b,c   Rogers, Jack M ^b   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Fibrillation; Shock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0034696574     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.11.1329     Document Type: Article

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