Key result
Precordial pacing models identify ~10 ms as the optimal stimulus duration to minimize pain.
Population
Theoretical model based on experimentally obtained data for precordial pacing with skin-surface electrodes
Design
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May improve tolerance of precordial pacing; leaves open prospective clinical validation before any practice change.
Theoretical modeling suggests that a pulse duration of approximately 10 ms is optimal for precordial cardiac pacing to minimize pain.
Geddes et al. (1985) studied Precordial cardiac pacing. Pulse duration for precordial cardiac pacing was evaluated on Optimum stimulus duration for pacing with minimum pain. Theoretical modeling based on experimental data indicates that the optimum stimulus duration for precordial cardiac pacing with minimum pain is approximately 10 ms.
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