Open AccessEffects of Postshock Atrial Pacing on Atrial Defibrillation Outcome in the Isolated Sheep Heart
Author(s) -
Allan C. Skanes,
Richard A. Gray,
Charlotte L. Zuur,
José Jalife
Publication year - 1998
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.98.1.64
Subject(s) - defibrillation , medicine , cardiology , stimulus (psychology) , defibrillation threshold , anesthesia , psychology , psychotherapist
Failed atrial defibrillation shocks are associated with organization of postshock activity and a substantial postshock electrical quiescence. We investigated the ability of a train of pacing stimuli to capture or locally entrain atrial myocardium during the quiescent period after low-energy shocks and to alter defibrillation outcome.
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