Biphasic versus monophasic shock waveform for conversion of atrial fibrillation

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-291

  Rho, Robert W ^a   Page, Richard L ^a   Bruce, Robert A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biphasic; Cardioversion; Electric countershock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CARDIOVERSION; ENERGY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SHOCK WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342265931     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CEPR.0000012398.01150.eb     Document Type: Article

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