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Defibrillation Threshold

The lowest energy where a defibrillator device terminates an arrhythmia in a particular subject. (ACC)
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparison of single- and dual-coil active pectoral defibrillation lead systems.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Clinical predictors of transvenous defibrillation energy requirements.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Clinical efficacy and safety of atrial defibrillation using biphasic shocks and current nonthoracotomy endocardial lead configurations.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Prospective, randomized comparison in humans of a unipolar defibrillation system with that using an additional superior vena cava electrode.
BACKGROUND A unipolar defibrillation system using a single right ventricular (RV) electrode and the active shell or "CAN" of the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Relation Between Vulnerability and Defibrillation Threshold in Humans
BackgroundIn the canine model, an upper limit of shock strength exists that can induce ventricular fibrillation during the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Clinical Evaluation of the Safety of Repetitive Intraoperative Defibrillation Threshold Testing
One goal of the initial implantation procedure for a cardioverter defibrillator is determination of the configuration and patch… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Defibrillation efficacy. Comparison of defibrillation threshold versus dose-response curve determination.
When an automatic defibrillator is implanted, it is essential to determine the efficacy of the defibrillating system accurately… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Transvenous defibrillation in humans via the coronary sinus.
A consistently effective transvenous defibrillation system for use in automatic defibrillators could significantly alter the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Evaluation of electrode polarity on defibrillation efficacy.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Defibrillation Threshold: A Simple and Quantitative Estimate of the Ability to Defibrillate
It has recently been shown that the probability of successful defibrillation as a function of energy has a sigmoidal dose… 
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