The Role of Electroporation in Defibrillation
- 27 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 87 (9) , 797-804
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.87.9.797
Abstract
—Electric shock is the only effective therapy against ventricular fibrillation. However, shocks are also known to cause electroporation of cell membranes. We sought to determine the impact ...Keywords
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