Virtual electrode hypothesis of defibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1100-1102

  Efimov, Igor ^a   Ripplinger, Crystal M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS RHYTHM;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33747813200     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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