Reduced cardioversion thresholds for atrial fibrillation and flutter using the rectilinear biphasic waveform

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-150

  Niebauer, Mark J ^a,d   Chung, Mina K ^b   Brewer, James E ^c   Tchou, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ZOLL Medical Corporation   (United States)

^d Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Cardioversion; Rectilinear biphasic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DIRECT CURRENT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 23844515149     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0277-2     Document Type: Article

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