Shock on T Versus Direct Current Voltage for Induction of Ventricular Fibrillation: A Randomized Prospective Comparison

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Sharma, Arjun D ^a   Fain, Eric ^b   O'Neill, P Gearoid ^b   Skadsen, Anne ^b   Damle, Roger ^b   Baker, Jim ^b   Chauhan, Vinod ^b   Mazuz, Meir ^b   Ross, Terrance ^b   Zhang, Xiaozheng ^b  

^a Regional Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Defibrillation threshold; Direct current; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Shock on T; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T WAVE;

AMIODARONE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIGOXIN; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 9144231197     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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