Reentry site during fibrillation induction in relation to defibrillation efficacy for different shock waveforms

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 581-591

  Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b   Alferness, Clif ^a   Melnick, Sharon ^a   Sreenan, Kate M ^a   Johnson, Eric ^a   Smith, William M ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical points; Defibrillation; Electrical mapping; Reentry; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DOG; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 0035008356     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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