A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael.

Michael, Kevin Anthony

dc.contributor.advisor	Morgan, John	en_ZA
dc.contributor.advisor	Roberts, Paul	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Michael, Kevin Anthony	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-29T09:07:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-29T09:07:24Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Michael, K. 2012. A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael. University of Cape Town.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3431
dc.description	Includes abstract.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstract	The defibrillation studies were performed in a porcine model given its resemblance to the human heart and its resilience to repeated ventricular fibrillation inductions (VF) and defibrillations. A novel sequential preshock waveform was assessed in a prototype serial capacitance device. Single and multi-electrode defibrillation vectors were evaluated in intra-cardiac, subcutaneous (SQ), and intra-pericardial configurations. The burden of ITS and the factors improving detection were assessed. Anti-tachycardia pacing was used to evaluate therapies in this patient cohort. The diagnostic utility of the post pacing interval (PPI) after failed ATP episodes was then investigated to help discriminate between atrial fibrillation/tachycardia (AF/AT) and VT.	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	eng	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Medicine	en_ZA
dc.title	A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael.	en_ZA
dc.type	Doctoral Thesis
uct.type.publication	Research	en_ZA
uct.type.resource	Thesis	en_ZA
dc.publisher.institution	University of Cape Town
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences	en_ZA
dc.publisher.department	Department of Medicine	en_ZA
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Doctoral
dc.type.qualificationname	DMed	en_ZA
uct.type.filetype	Text
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dc.identifier.apacitation	Michael, K. A. (2012). <i>A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3431	en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation	Michael, Kevin Anthony. <i>"A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3431	en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation	Michael KA. A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3431	en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris	TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Michael, Kevin Anthony AB - The defibrillation studies were performed in a porcine model given its resemblance to the human heart and its resilience to repeated ventricular fibrillation inductions (VF) and defibrillations. A novel sequential preshock waveform was assessed in a prototype serial capacitance device. Single and multi-electrode defibrillation vectors were evaluated in intra-cardiac, subcutaneous (SQ), and intra-pericardial configurations. The burden of ITS and the factors improving detection were assessed. Anti-tachycardia pacing was used to evaluate therapies in this patient cohort. The diagnostic utility of the post pacing interval (PPI) after failed ATP episodes was then investigated to help discriminate between atrial fibrillation/tachycardia (AF/AT) and VT. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael TI - A study of defibrillator waveforms, vectors, and therapies Kevin Anthony Michael UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3431 ER -	en_ZA