Active compression cardioversion for refractory atrial fibrillation

被引:21
作者
Cohen, TJ
Ibrahim, B
Denier, D
Haji, A
Quan, WL
机构
[1] Department of Medicine, Div. Cardiol., Sect. E., Mineola, NY
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00364-0
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Application of manual pressure over standard external skin patches during cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (active compression cardioversion technique) may reduce transthoracic impedance, resulting in improvement in the overall cardioversion success rate.
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