Open AccessThe Effects of External Electric Currents on the Heart
Author(s) -
Paul M. Zoll,
Milton H. Paul,
Arthur J. Linenthal,
Leona R. Norman,
William E. Gibson
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.14.5.745
Subject(s) - medicine , defibrillation , ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , fibrillation , tachycardia , electric shock , electrotherapy , atrial fibrillation , electrical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Clinically, application of electric currents to the heart has been limited to defibrillation in the operating room when the heart is exposed. In this paper technics are described for the external application of stimulating and countershock currents. They have been used successfully in man to terminate ventricular standstill from any cause and to stop ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. For experimental purposes an additional technic has been developed for producing various cardiac arrhythmias by rapid external stimulation of the heart.
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