title: Clinical predictors of defibrillation energy requirements.
abstract: In implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy with endocardial lead systems, certain clinical variables are associated with defibrillation energy requirements. Because of the weak correlation coefficients, these variables cannot predict defibrillation thresholds in individual patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff-Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neuzner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahawar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berkowitsch
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlepper
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Pitschner
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013015:Sotalol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013318:Stroke Volume; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D013015:Sotalol; D000638:Amiodarone