Comparison of the effects of active left and right pectoral pulse generators on defibrillation efficacy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1308-1311

  Kirk, Malcolm M ^a   Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG USE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE GENERATOR; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0035584084     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02096-3     Document Type: Article

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