A comparison of rectilinear and truncated exponential biphasic waveforms in elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 286-291

  Deakin, Charles D ^a   Connelly, Stephanie ^a   Wharton, Rupert ^a   Yuen, Ho Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biphasic; Cardioversion; Defibrillation; Impedance

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPHASIC RECTILINEAR WAVEFORM; BIPHASIC TRUNCATED EXPONENTIAL WAVEFORM; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL; WAVEFORM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875054663     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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