Defibrillators
Researchers from University of Catania, Cardiology Department publish new studies and findings in the area of defibrillators
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, February 12th, 2010
Current study results from the report, 'Intraoperative defibrillation threshold testing during implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion: do we really need it,' have been published. According to recent research published in the American Heart Journal, "The assessment of defibrillation efficacy using a safety margin of 10 J has long been the standard of care for insertion of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), but physicians are concerned about complications related to induction test. Therefore, the need for testing has been recently questioned."
"The aim of our study was to assess the impact of defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing of ICD on the...
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