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Cardiac electrical stimulators that apply brief high-voltage electroshocks to the HEART. These stimulators are used to restore normal rhythm and contractile function in hearts of patients who are experiencing VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION or ventricular tachycardia (TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR) that is not accompanied by a palpable PULSE. Some defibrillators may also be used to correct certain noncritical dysrhythmias (called synchronized defibrillation or CARDIOVERSION), using relatively low-level discharges synchronized to the patient's ECG waveform. (UMDNS, 2003)
| Descriptor ID |
D047548
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.305.250.159
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| Concept/Terms |
Defibrillators- Defibrillators
- Defibrillator
- Electric Shock Cardiac Stimulators
- Stimulators, Electrical, Cardiac, Shock
Automated External Defibrillators- Automated External Defibrillators
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Defibrillator, Automated External
- Defibrillators, Automated External
- External Defibrillator, Automated
- External Defibrillators, Automated
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defibrillators" by people in Profiles.
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HRS position statement: Changing the tide in CPR and AED education for students in the United States. Heart Rhythm. 2026 09; 23(9):e2269-e2287.
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Sudden cardiac arrest response preparedness in Durham County schools. Cardiol Young. 2023 Sep; 33(9):1561-1568.
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Left coronary artery atresia in the young: long-term follow-up without exercise restriction. Cardiol Young. 2019 Dec; 29(12):1543-1545.
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Cost utility of wearable cardioverter-defibrillators in children with dilated cardiomyopathy during medical optimization: Is it worth the wait? Heart Rhythm. 2020 02; 17(2):294-295.
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Association Between Prompt Defibrillation and Epinephrine Treatment With Long-Term Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation. 2018 05 08; 137(19):2041-2051.
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Automated External Defibrillators and Survival After Nonresidential Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Small North American City. Am J Cardiol. 2017 06 15; 119(12):1979-1982.
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Public Access Defibrillation Programs: Improving Outcomes Worldwide. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Oct 22; 4(10):e002631.
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The Use of Automated External Defibrillators in Infants: A Report From the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Jul; 31(7):526-30.
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Automated external defibrillator rescues among children with diagnosed and treated long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Apr; 12(4):776-81.
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Recurrent ventricular fibrillation: experience with first responders prior to advanced life support interventions. Resuscitation. 2015 Mar; 88:138-42.