Successful defibrillation by modifying from fixed-tilt to tuned-duration defibrillation waveform: When less is more?
Katsuhide Hayashi1, Takuo Tsurugi2, Junjiroh Koyama2
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
Heartrhythm Case Reports
|October 31, 2022
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DefibrillationDefibrillation testingDefibrillation waveformFixed-tilt waveformVentricular fibrillation (VF)More Related Videos
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