Plateau waveform shape allows a much higher patient shock energy tolerance in AF patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 728-734

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Edvardsson, Nils ^b   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Silvestri, Paolo ^c   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Christopher Moulder, J ^c   Mouchawar, Gabriel ^c   Poci, Dritan ^b   Branzi, Angelo ^a   Kroll, Mark W ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Box 23 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Biphasic; Cardioversion; Pain; Plateau; Waveform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WAVEFORM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 34250623928     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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