Mechanisms of pain associated with internal defibrillation shocks: Results of a randomized study of shock waveform

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 708-713

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Silvestri, Paolo ^b   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Moulder, Chris ^b   Mouchawar, Gabriel ^a   Kroll, Mark ^b   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Defibrillation; Internal cardioversion; Pain; Waveform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK WAVE; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21344455936     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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