Abstract
A novel device for transvenous atrial defibrillation with a biphasic rectangular pulse waveform, with instant power supplied through a radio-frequency energy-transfer link in a short air gap of up to 18 mm, has been investigated and is briefly described here. Previous waveform assessments, have suggested that a biphasic and asymmetric (second phase at 50% amplitude) pulse waveform of energy discharge is of particular clinical interest. Hence, a safety study upon the haemodynamic effects of such a novel waveform for atrial defibrillation, was carried out on 6 animal models (pigs), at energy levels of 3 3 and 5 J. The results demonstrated relatively small and reversible effects on the haemodynamics and the novel waveform was comparable in effect to a conventional, capacitor-based (with RC exponential decay), biphasic waveform. Also, an assessment of the device output performance for various air gap distances is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
| Place of Publication | 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA |
| Pages | 309-314 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 2004 |
| Event | ICCDCS 2004: Fifth International Caracas Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Duration: 1 Jan 2004 → … |
Conference
| Conference | ICCDCS 2004: Fifth International Caracas Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems |
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| Period | 1/01/04 → … |
Bibliographical note
5th International Caracas Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, Punta Cana, DOMINCA, NOV 03-05, 2004Keywords
- Cardioversion
- atrial fibrillation
- RF coupled coils
- wireless power delivery
- low-tilt waveform cardioversion
- transdermal atrial defibrillation.
