Reduction of atrial defibrillation threshold with an interatrial septal electrode

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 2659-2664

  Zheng, Xiangsheng ^a   Benser, Michael E ^a   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Girouard, Steven D ^a   Rollins, Dennis L ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Volker Hall B140 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Defibrillation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHEEP;

EID: 0034700287     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.21.2659     Document Type: Article

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