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A technique in which a high-energy electric shock is administered to the heart to treat life-threatening arrhythmias. This therapy can be used externally with defibrillating paddles or internally as part of therapy with an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator).
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| defibrillation |
The use of a direct current electroshock device to accomplish a simultaneous discharge of the coronary muscle and thus an interruption of the ventricular fibrillation. [top]
Ãâó: www.alber.co.uk/new/medical/animax/terminology.asp
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