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Electric Countershock MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Electric Countershock
Tree Number(s)
E02.331.350
Unique ID
D004554
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004554
Annotation
/instrum: consider also DEFIBRILLATORS or DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE
Scope Note
An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
Entry Term(s)
Cardiac Electroversion
Cardioversion
Defibrillation, Electric
Electrical Cardioversion
Electroversion Therapy
Electroversion, Cardiac
Therapy, Electroversion
NLM Classification #
WG 166.5.E5
See Also
Defibrillators
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65(63)
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Electric Countershock Preferred
Electroversion Therapy Narrower
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