The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is an electronic device designed to monitor the heart continuously, to identify malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and then to deliver effective countershock to restore normal rhythm. There are two defibrillating electrodes which are also use...

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Published in:Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 534 - 541
Main Authors: Mirowski M, Reid PR, Mower MM, Watkins L Jr., Platia EV, Griffith LS, Juanteguy JM
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May1984
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