Prospective randomized comparison of 65%/65% versus 42%/42% tilt biphasic waveform on defibrillation thresholds in humans

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-225

  Shepard, Richard K ^a   DeGroot, Paul J ^b   Pacifico, Antonio ^c   Wood, Mark A ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c Texas Arrhythmia Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Biphasic waveform; Defibrillation threshold; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DOFETILIDE; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TILT BIPHASIC WAVEFORM; WAVEFORM;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0037711837     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023925423580     Document Type: Article

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