TY - GEN
T1 - Ventricular fibrillation voltage and patch-to-patch impedance predict successful defibrillation during fixed energy DC shocks
AU - Hsia, Peng Wie
AU - Kuelz, Kathy W.
AU - Wise, Robert M.
AU - Mahmud, Rehan
AU - Damiano, Ralph J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1992 IEEE.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Previous work has suggested that at higher absolute ventricular fibrillation voltages (AVFVs) the heart is more vulnerable to defibrillation. This study investigated in a canine model whether voltage integration of the AVFV is associated with the defibrillation success rate. In seven animals, repeated defibrillation trials were analyzed using a fixed DC shock (DCS). For each of a total of 84 DCSs, the fibrillation waveform from lead II of the electrocardiogram just prior to DCS was analyzed. The integration of the AVFV waveform was computed over various sample sizes, including 1, 4, 8, 16, 64, and 128 ms. The results suggest that higher values of integrated AVFV over the various window sizes are associated with successful defibrillation.
AB - Previous work has suggested that at higher absolute ventricular fibrillation voltages (AVFVs) the heart is more vulnerable to defibrillation. This study investigated in a canine model whether voltage integration of the AVFV is associated with the defibrillation success rate. In seven animals, repeated defibrillation trials were analyzed using a fixed DC shock (DCS). For each of a total of 84 DCSs, the fibrillation waveform from lead II of the electrocardiogram just prior to DCS was analyzed. The integration of the AVFV waveform was computed over various sample sizes, including 1, 4, 8, 16, 64, and 128 ms. The results suggest that higher values of integrated AVFV over the various window sizes are associated with successful defibrillation.
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U2 - 10.1109/CIC.1992.269351
DO - 10.1109/CIC.1992.269351
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:9244255208
T3 - Proceedings - Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992
SP - 383
EP - 386
BT - Proceedings - Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1992 IEEE Conference on Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992
Y2 - 11 October 1992 through 14 October 1992
ER -