[A possibility of significant lowering the defibrillation current by determining the right time for application of a defibrillating pulse. A mathematical model]

A M Pertsov; V N Biktashev; E A Ermakova; V I Krinskiĭ

[A possibility of significant lowering the defibrillation current by determining the right time for application of a defibrillating pulse. A mathematical model]

Biofizika. 1990 May-Jun;35(3):500-3.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

A M Pertsov, V N Biktashev, E A Ermakova, V I Krinskiĭ

PMID: 2207196

Abstract

The effect of defibrillating pulses on the functionally determined re-entries (leading circles) was studied by computer simulation. Arrhythmias caused by different numbers of leading circles (from 1 to 18) were investigated. The defibrillation threshold was found to vary 2-4-fold, depending on the time of application of a pulse. At small currents the defibrillation mechanism is principally different from the commonly known one and is linked to the movement of leading circles towards each other or towards the boundary of the excitable tissue.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Electric Countershock*
Humans
Models, Theoretical*