Differences in the characteristics of induced and spontaneous episodes of ventricular fibrillation.

Autor: Lever, Nigel A., Newall, Emma G., Larsen, Peter D.
Zdroj: EP: Europace; Nov2007, Vol. 9 Issue 11, p1054-1058, 5p
Abstrakt: Aims: The degree of organization of ventricular fibrillation (VF) can be examined in terms of the regularity of the electrical activity within the ventricle. Using electrograms (EGMs) stored within implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), we examined the hypothesis that the degree of organization, or regularity, was different if the VF was induced by electrical stimulation as opposed to occurring clinically due to ischemia or scar. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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