Right atrial septal electrode for reducing the atrial defibrillation threshold

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1066-1070

  Zheng, Xiangsheng ^a   Benser, Michael E ^c   Walcott, Gregory P ^a   Ideker, Raymond E ^a,b,d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Defibrillation; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0035964249     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3501.093816     Document Type: Article

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