Theory and practice of defibrillation: (1) Atrial fibrillation and DC conversion.
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Correspondence to: Professor Jennifer Adgey, Regional Medical Cardiology Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK; jennifer.adgey@ royalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk _________________________ D efibrillation has been used to treat disturbances of the cardiac rhythm since the late 1800s. w1 In order to appreciate the mechanisms of defibrillation, one must also understand the basic electrophysiological principles of fibrillation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Heart
دوره 90 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004