Randomized comparison of defibrillation thresholds from the right ventricular apex and outflow tract

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1561-1566

  Reynolds, Carl R ^a   Nikolski, Vladimir ^b   Sturdivant, J Lacy ^a   Leman, Robert B ^a   Cuoco, Frank A ^a   Wharton, J Marcus ^a   Gold, Michael R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiologic technique; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Prospective study; Treatment outcome; Ventricular fibrillation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE APEX; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 78049475041     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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