Evaluation of the Skin-To-Heart Distance in the Standing Adult by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 761-764

  Rahko, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Echocardiography; Electromuscular incapacitating device; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SKIN; STANDING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 44149111901     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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