Atrial defibrillation voltage: Falling to a new low

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-110

  Trayanova, Natalia ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATION SHOCK; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; VIRTUAL ELECTRODE POLARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RABBITS;

EID: 78650658727     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.037     Document Type: Editorial

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