Monday, August 23, 2010

How Many Times Can the Heart Be Defibrillated and Still Work?

Many, many times - like this example of 28.

But if the underlying cause for the arrhythmia isn't discovered (like the blocked artery in this man's case), the number of times that defibrillation will be successful quickly becomes limited.

-Wes

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