Selecting the transthoracic defibrillation shock directional vector based on vf amplitude improves shock success

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1032-1038

  Brooks, Leonard ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Dendi, Raghuveer ^a   Anderson, Roger H ^a   Zimmerman, Bridget ^a   Kerber, Richard E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Defibrillation; Impedance; Ventricular Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; IMPEDANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; SWINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 69249192659     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01483.x     Document Type: Article

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