Transthoracic defibrillation of short-lasting ventricular fibrillation: A randomised trial for comparison of the efficacy of low-energy biphasic rectilinear and monophasic damped sine shocks

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 329-334

  Szili Torok, Tamas ^a   Theuns, Dominic ^a   Verblaauw, Ton ^a   Scholten, Marcoen ^a   Kimman, Geert Jan ^a   Res, Jan ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biphasic shocks; Defibrillation; DFT testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPHASIC RECTILINEAR SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD TESTING; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ENERGY; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONOPHASIC DAMPED SINE WAVEFORM SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036792680     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ac.57.5.2005448     Document Type: Article

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