Instead of 1 Big Shock, Many Smaller Ones (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Instead of 1 Big Shock, Many Smaller Ones

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The novel electrotherapy consists of multiple low-voltage shocks within one heart beat, followed by even lower voltage shocks and then by anti-tachycardia pacing.

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Efimov et. al

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