Dallas, TX - Low-energy 150J biphasic shock defibrillation resulted in higher resuscitation rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims, compared to traditional high-energy (200 to 260 J) ...

Of 95 patients receiving transthoracic shocks for atrial flutter in the emergency department, about half were treated with a defibrillator that delivered monophasic-waveform shocks and the rest were ...

For those not familiar with medical terminology related to cardiac conditions, here's an alphabetical list of such terms, courtesy of Philips: Arrhythmia: Abnormal electrical activity of the heart ...