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Abstract
An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
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21 entry terms
- Cardiac Electroversion
- Cardioversion
- Defibrillation, Electric
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Electroversion, Cardiac
- Cardiac Electroversions
- Cardioversion, Electrical
- Cardioversions
- Cardioversions, Electrical
- Countershock, Electric
- Countershocks, Electric
- Defibrillations, Electric
- Electric Countershocks
- Electric Defibrillation
- Electric Defibrillations
- Electrical Cardioversions
- Electroversions, Cardiac
- Electroversion Therapy
- Therapy, Electroversion
- Electroversion Therapies
- Therapies, Electroversion
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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/instrum: consider also DEFIBRILLATORS or DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE
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65(63)
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WG 166.5.E5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Electric Countershock. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004554. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004554
- Electric Countershock. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defibrillation
- Electric Countershock. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954202