Systematic evaluation of the determinants of defibrillation efficacy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Nanthakumar, Kumaraswamy ^a   Newman, David ^b   Paquette, Miney ^b   Dorian, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Electrophysiology; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPICARDIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; IMPEDANCE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOGS; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 12144272873     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.10.028     Document Type: Article

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