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Research Article

Myocardial Substrate in Secondary Ventricular Fibrillation: Insights from Quantitative Waveform Measures

Matthew Hall From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
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Randi Phelps From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
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Carol Fahrenbruch From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
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Lawrence Sherman From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
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Jennifer Blackwood From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
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Thomas D. Rea From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MH), Cleveland, Ohio; the Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle & King County (RP, CF, JB, TDR), Seattle, Washington; and the University of Washington School of Medicine (RP, LS, TDR), Seattle, Washington. Revision received December 18, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 388-392 | Published online: 04 Apr 2011

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