Fractally coated defibrillation electrodes Is an improvement in defibrillation threshold possible?

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-159

  Gradaus, R ^a   Bocker D ^a   Dorszewski, A ^a   Lamp, B ^a   Hammel, D ^b   Breithardt, G ^a   Block, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Defibrillation threshold; Fractally coated electrode; ICD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0039768529     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1999.0084     Document Type: Article

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