Prospective randomized comparison of anodal monophasic shocks versus biphasic cathodal shocks on defibrillation energy requirements

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 961-965

  Strickberger, S Adam ^a,b   Daoud, Emile ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Chan, Kwok K ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Castellani, Mark ^a   Harvey, Mark ^a   Horwood, Laura E ^a   Niebauer, Mark ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 9244257270     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90180-5     Document Type: Article

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