Taser-induced rapid ventricular myocardial capture demonstrated by pacemaker intracardiac electrograms

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 876-879

  Cao, Michael ^a   Shinbane, Jerold S ^a   Gillberg, Jeffrey M ^b   Saxon, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducted energy devices; Intracardiac electrograms; Myocardial capture; Pacemaker; Taser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICE; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDIUM CAPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASER;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34447633733     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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