Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2009 Mar;6(3):368-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.11.032. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Upper limit of vulnerability and heterogeneity

Editorial

Upper limit of vulnerability and heterogeneity

Peng-Sheng Chen et al. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Mar.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

Similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Fabiato PA, Coumel P, Gourgon R, et al. Le seuil de résponse synchrone des fibres myocardiques. Application à la comparaison expérimentale de l’efficacité des différentes formes de chocs électriques de défibrillation. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1967;60:527–544. - PubMed
    1. Lesigne C, Levy B, Saumont R, et al. An energy-time analysis of ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation thresholds with internal electrodes. Med Biol Eng. 1976;14:617–622. - PubMed
    1. Chen P-S, Shibata N, Dixon EG, et al. Comparison of the defibrillation threshold and the upper limit of ventricular vulnerability. Circulation. 1986;73:1022–1028. - PubMed
    1. Chen P-S, Feld GK, Kriett JM, et al. Relation between upper limit of vulnerability and defibrillation threshold in humans. Circulation. 1993;88:186–192. - PubMed
    1. Day JD, Doshi RN, Belott P, et al. Inductionless or limited shock testing is possible in most patients with implantable cardioverter- defibrillators/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators: results of the multicenter ASSURE Study (Arrhythmia Single Shock Defibrillation Threshold Testing Versus Upper Limit of Vulnerability: Risk Reduction Evaluation With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantations) Circulation. 2007;115:2382–2389. - PubMed