TRANSIENT arrhythmias are frequently encountered during catheterization of the right side of the heart. 1 They occur most frequently during manipulation of the catheter in the atrium as isolated ...

Oct. 9, 2002 — Defibrillation in unwitnessed cardiac arrest may be harmful, based on the results of an animal study presented on Oct. 8 at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific ...

Defibrillation testing of implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) does not improve outcomes compared with device implantation without testing and, therefore, “defibrillation testing during ...

Registry data suggest that one third of the patients who would benefit most are not receiving timely defibrillation. In the U.S., in-hospital cardiac arrest occurs about twice as often as ...

Charles S. Keevil, Jr., M.D. Chairman, Medical Service, Emerson Hospital; clinical assistant in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Donnell W. Boardman ...

To determine the postshock activation patterns with both successful and failed shocks in a canine model of ventricular fibrillation, and whether piniacidil, an early after-depolarization (EAD) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Administration of epinephrine within 4 minutes after first automatic external defibrillator shock for ...

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Medtronic snagged FDA approval for an expanded indication for its OmniaSecure defibrillation lead. Check out why this tiny ...