Single capacitive discharge utilizing an auxiliary shock in the coronary venous system reduces the defibrillation threshold.

Roberts, P R; Zhang, Y; Zhuan, S; Mowrey, K A; Wallick, D W; Hills, D G; Betts, T R; Allen, S; Ewert, J; Mazgalev, T N; Morgan, J M

Roberts, P R; Zhang, Y; Zhuan, S; Mowrey, K A; Wallick, D W; Hills, D G; Betts, T R; Allen, S; Ewert, J; Mazgalev, T N; Morgan, J M.

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Roberts PR; Wessex Cardiothoracic Center, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom. DoctorPRR@aol.com

J Interv Card Electrophysiol ; 5(4): 495-503, 2001 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11752919

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Coronary Vessels/physiology; Coronary Vessels/surgery; Defibrillators, Implantable; Electric Countershock/instrumentation; Sensory Thresholds/physiology; Animals; Electric Impedance; Electrodes, Implanted; Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac/instrumentation; Equipment Design; Heart Ventricles/surgery; Models, Animal; Models, Cardiovascular; Swine; Ventricular Function

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sensory Thresholds / Electric Countershock / Defibrillators, Implantable / Coronary Vessels Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Interv Card Electrophysiol Year: 2001 Document type: Article

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