Effect of a single element subcutaneous array electrode added to a transvenous electrode configuration on the defibrillation field and the defibrillation threshold

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2596-2605

  Kühlkamp, Volker ^a,b   Dörnberger, Volker ^a   Khalighi, Kourosh ^a   Mewis, Christian ^a   Suchalla, Ralph ^a   Ziemer, Gerhard ^a   Seipel, Ludger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defibrillation field; Implantable defibrillator; Subcutaneous array lead

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 17144451468     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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