HIGH PERIMETER IMPEDANCE DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES REDUCE SKIN BURNS IN TRANSTHORACIC CARDIOVERSION

Authors
GARCIA LA PAGANCARLO LA STONE MS KERBER RE
Citation
La. Garcia et al., HIGH PERIMETER IMPEDANCE DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES REDUCE SKIN BURNS IN TRANSTHORACIC CARDIOVERSION, The American journal of cardiology, 82(9), 1998, pp. 1125
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
82
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)82:9<1125:HPIDER>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
During cardioversion, skin burns result from current preferentially fl owing at the electrode edge. We tested new electrodes with high perime ter impedance to yield more uniform current distribution; these electr odes reduced histopathologic skin injury.