Clinical Efficacy of a Wearable Defibrillator in Acutely Terminating Episodes of Ventricular Fibrillation Using Biphasic Shocks
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
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- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 26 (10) , 2016-2022
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00311.x
Abstract
The Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) automatically detects and treats ventricular tachyarrhythmias without the need for assistance from a bystander, while at the same time allowing the pati...Keywords
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