The automatic implantable defibrillator.

The automatic implantable defibrillator continuously monitors cardiac rhythm, identifies ventricular fibrillation and then delivers corrective defibrillatory discharges when indicated: it weighs 250 grams and has a volume of 145 cc. When a suitable arrhythmia is detected, a 25 Joule pulse is deliver...

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Published in:	Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 384 - 402
Main Authors:	Mirowski M, Mower MM, Reid PR, Watkins L, Langer A
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell May1982
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost