Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 120-122 , August 2009

R-on-T resulting in ventricular fibrillation post elective cardioversion: A case study

Received 24 March 2009 ,Revised 22 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2009.05.004

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 120-122 , August 2009