Effect of Shock Polarity on Defibrillation Thresholds with a Hybrid Patch-Coil Lead System

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 391-396

  Rashba, Eric J ^a   Shorofsky, Stephen R ^a   Peters, Robert W ^a   Gold, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Polarity; Shock; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0346851887     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027459814028     Document Type: Article

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