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Gentler heart restarter shows promise

Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:35 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

High frequency, low voltage shocks avoid some of the problems associated with defibrillator shocks

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Comment author avatarus66bill

For the record, "thousands of volts of current" is a misnomer. Current is measured in amperes and the current through the heart is a small fraction of an ampere during the procedure.

    Reply#1 - Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:17 AM EDT
    Comment author avatarAP-1097554

    Has there been any mention that this new type of low-amperage/voltage defibrillator will be available for in-planted defibrillators?

      Reply#2 - Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:56 PM EDT
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