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Termination of Refractory Tachycardia by External Countershock

Author(s) -

Paul M. Zoll,

Arthur J. Linenthal

Publication year - 1962

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.25.4.596

Subject(s) - medicine , refractory (planetary science) , supraventricular tachycardia , atrial fibrillation , tachycardia , cardiology , anesthesia , ventricular tachycardia , ventricular fibrillation , physics , astrobiology

External electric countershock has been used to terminate refractory supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation in eight patients. General anesthesia is necessary when the patient is conscious. This technic is indicated when the patient's condition is desperate or intolerable and drug therapy is ineffective, too slow, or otherwise inadvisable.

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