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Defibrillation Threshold

The lowest energy where a defibrillator device terminates an arrhythmia in a particular subject. (ACC)
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2011
2011
The Effects of Acute Amiodarone on Short- and Long-duration Ventricular Defibrillation Threshold in Canines
Introduction: Some studies have shown that the defibrillation threshold (DFT) differs between short-duration ventricular… 
2009
2009
Primary prevention implantation of cardioverter defibrillator without defibrillation threshold testing: 2-year follow-up.
  • Hoong Sern Lim
  • Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 205737832
I read, with great interest, the recent paper by Bianchi et al.,1 and the accompanying viewpoints from Kolb et al.2 and Gold et… 
2006
2006
Cardiac Defibrillation and the Role of Mechanoelectric Feedback in Postshock Arrhythmogenesis
Abstract:  Ventricular dilatation increases the defibrillation threshold (DFT). In order to elucidate the mechanisms responsible… 
1998
1998
Effect of Shock Waveform on Relationship Between Upper Limit of Vulnerability and Defibrillation Threshold
ULV‐DFT Waveform. Introduction: The upper limit of vulnerability (ULV) correlates with the defibrillation threshold (DFT). The… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The cardiac ventricular defibrillation threshold: inherent limitations in its application and interpretation.
: A quantity termed the "threshold" has been used to describe the results of electrical ventricular defibrillation studies, with… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Sequential pulse defibrillation for implantable defibrillators.
A technique is described that reduces defibrillation threshold for automatic implantable defibrillators, permits either reducing… 
1986
1986
Optimization of epicardial electrode size and implant site for reduced sequential pulse defibrillation thresholds.
The influence of epicardial electrode surface area and implant site on sequential pulse defibrillation threshold was investigated… 
1981
1981
Lead Systems for Internal Ventricular Fibrillation
We examined the feasibility of using a standby automatic implantable defibrillator and established thresholds for internal… 
1980
1980
Influence of acute coronary artery occlusion on direct ventricular defibrillation in dogs.
Automatic defibrillators have been successfully tested in normal animals. However, human candidates for implantation of such… 
1976
1976
An energy-time analysis of ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation thresholds with internal electrodes
The paper describes experimentation with the intracardiac production and termination of ventricular fibrillation, the ultimate… 
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