Influence of "high" defibrillation thresholds on patient survival and impact of system modification.

Najmul Siddiqi Patrick J Tchou Mark J Niebauer Bruce L Wilkoff Niraj Varma

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)

Patients with high DFT have a higher mortality than those with acceptable DFT. The additional subcutaneous coil implant decreases DFT to an acceptable range but does not appear to improve survival. The electrical substrate underlying high DFT appears to determine survival.

Keyphrases

density functional theory
molecular docking
cardiac arrest
crystal structure
case report
type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease