Optimization of superior vena cava coil position and usage for transvenous defibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-399

  Gold, Michael ^a   Val Mejias, Jesus ^b   Leman, Robert B ^a   Tummala, Rangarao ^c   Goyal, Sanjeev ^d   Kluger, Jeffrey ^e   Kroll, Mark ^f   Oza, Ashish ^g  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Galichia Heart Hospital Kansas   (United States)

^c Olathe Health System Inc   (United States)

^d SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Defibrillation threshold; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; SVC coil; Tuned; Ventricular fibrillation; Waveforms

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; WAVEFORM;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 39649098463     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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