Is there an Optimal Shape of the Defibrillation Shock: Constant Current vs. Pulsed Biphasic Waveforms

Three waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation are assessed and compared: the Pulsed Biphasic Waveform (PBW), the Rectilinear Biphasic Waveform (RBW), and the "lossless" constant current (LLCC) pulses. Two indices are introduced: 1) kf = W/W0 - the ratio between the delivered energy W an...

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Main Authors: Ivan Dotsinsky, Tsvetan Mudrov, Vessela Krasteva, Jecho Kostov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:International Journal Bioautomation
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Online Access:http://www.clbme.bas.bg/bioautomation/2013/vol_17.1/files/17.1_05.pdf