• DocumentCode
    1205021
  • Title

    Comments on "Threshold 60-Hz Current Required for Ventricular Fibrillation in Subjects of Various Body Weights

  • Author

    Geselowitz, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Bioengineering Program, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 16802.
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1974
  • Firstpage
    493
  • Lastpage
    494
  • Abstract
    Lead vector theory of electrocardiography is used to estimate cardiac current density thresholds for ventricular fibrillation from reported data for current thresholds at the skin. The estimated value, which is of the order of 300??A/cm2 is consistent with results obtained by others with 60 Hz currents injected directly into the heart.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Current density; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Fibrillation; Heart; Humans; Shape; Skin; Threshold current;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1974.324341
  • Filename
    4120834
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1205021