Comparison of Step-Down and Binary Search Algorithms for Determination of Defibrillation Threshold in Humans

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-220

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

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

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 1342343905     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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