Open AccessOverlapping sequential pulses. A new waveform for transthoracic defibrillation.
Author(s) -
Richard E. Kerber,
Kirk T. Spencer,
Michael J. Kallok,
Clay Birkett,
Robin A.J. Smith,
Danita M. Yoerger,
Robert A. Kieso
Publication year - 1994
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.89.5.2369
Subject(s) - defibrillation , pulse (music) , waveform , medicine , shock (circulatory) , defibrillation threshold , pulse duration , millisecond , cardiology , nuclear magnetic resonance , physics , voltage , optics , astronomy , laser , quantum mechanics
A directionally changing shock electrical vector could facilitate defibrillation by depolarizing myocytes with different orientations vis-à-vis the shock field. Such a changing vector can be achieved by a new waveform for transthoracic defibrillation: overlapping sequential pulses. Our purpose was to evaluate this waveform.
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