Electric Countershock

An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.

Year introduced: 1965(1963)

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Tree Number(s): E02.331.350

MeSH Unique ID: D004554

Entry Terms:

• Countershock, Electric
• Countershocks, Electric
• Electric Countershocks
• Cardioversion
• Cardioversions
• Defibrillation, Electric
• Defibrillations, Electric
• Electric Defibrillation
• Electric Defibrillations
• Cardiac Electroversion
• Cardiac Electroversions
• Electroversions, Cardiac
• Electroversion, Cardiac
• Electrical Cardioversion
• Cardioversion, Electrical
• Cardioversions, Electrical
• Electrical Cardioversions
• Electroversion Therapy
• Electroversion Therapies
• Therapies, Electroversion
• Therapy, Electroversion

See Also:

• Defibrillators

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Therapeutics
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Electric Countershock