Electrode pad size, transthoracic impedance and success of external ventricular defibrillation

Termination of ventricular fibrillation in dogs by depolarizing a critical amount of myocardium

Douglas P. Zipes, John C. Fischer, R King et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1975 · 489 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Veterinary Physiology +12

Myocardial Necrosis from Direct Current Countershock

Charles F. Dahl, Gordon A. Ewy, E. D. Warner et al. · Circulation · 1974 · 307 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +9

Transthoracic resistance in human defibrillation. Influence of body weight, chest size, serial shocks, paddle size and paddle contact pressure.

Richard E. Kerber, Joseph Grayzel, Robert Hoyt et al. · Circulation · 1981 · 251 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Bioinstrumentation +5

Improved defibrillation thresholds with large contoured epicardial electrodes and biphasic waveforms.

E G Dixon, Antony Tang, Patrick D. Wolf et al. · Circulation · 1987 · 211 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology +8

Self-adhesive preapplied electrode pads for defibrillation and cardioversion

Richard E. Kerber, James B. Martins, Kevin J. Kelly et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1984 · 95 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology +11