Optimization of transthoracic ventricular defibrillation-biphasic and triphasic shocks, waveform rounding, and synchronized shock delivery

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-244

  Kidwai, Bakhtiar J ^a,b   McIntyre, Allister ^a,b   Anderson, John ^a,b   Adgey, A A Jennifer ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biphasic shocks; Synchronized defibrillation; Triphasic shocks; Ventricular defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0036070804     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jelc.2002.33974     Document Type: Article

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