Genesis of sigmoidal dose-response curve during defibrillation by random shock: a theoretical model based on experimental evidence for a vulnerable window during ventricular fibrillation.
The sigmoidal dose-response curve (percent success vs shock energy) suggests a probabilistic nature of defibrillation. The mechanism is still largely unknown, however, random variation in the excitable state during ventricular fibrillation (VF) is suspected. A canine defibrillation study was designe...
| Published in: | Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 1326 - 1343 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct1990
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