Influence of phase duration of biphasic waveforms on defibrillation energy requirements with a 70-μF capacitance

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 2073-2078

  Schauerte, Patrick ^a   Schöndube, Friedrich A ^a   Grossmann, Marius ^a   Dörge, Hilmar ^a   Stein, Frank ^a   Dohmen, Bernd ^a   Moumen, Abdel ^a   Erena, Konstantin ^a   Messmer, Bruno J ^a   Hanrath, Peter ^a   Stellbrink, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Defibrillation; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; SWINE; TIME;

EID: 0345310058     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.20.2073     Document Type: Article

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