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17089993

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
Experimental induction of ventricular fibrillation in animals yields valuable information about this deadly arrhythmia. Human adult or pediatric defibrillators and their paddles can be used easily in larger animals such as dogs and pigs, but these animals are more difficult to house and handle, and available biochemical assays may be limited. In contrast, rats are easy and relatively inexpensive to house and handle, and numerous biochemical tests are available. However, in most cases, even pediatric electrodes are impractical for use in rats. Proper placement of defibrillation electrodes on the thorax requires that the electrical axis of the heart be situated between the defibrillator paddles. The most common approach to defibrillation in rats uses 2 electrodes: one is built into a board that underlies and touches the rat's back, and another is positioned manually on the anterior thorax. The aim of this study was to produce electrodes that are 1) easy to handle, 2) specifically designed for rats, 3) efficiently deliver defibrillation shocks along the electric axis of the heart, and 4) can be used for both in vivo defibrillation and on isolated heart preparations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1559-6109
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Improved electrodes for electrical defibrillation of rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article