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Alternating fast and slow chest compression rates during CPR improved hemodynamics by Taylor, Tyson G., Esibov, Alexander, Melnick, Sharon B., Chapman, Fred W., Walcott, Gregory P.

“…Mechanical chest compression devices allow for variation in chest compression (CCs) characteristics from moment to moment, enabling therapy that is not…”
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An investigation of inter-shock timing and electrode placement for double-sequential defibrillation by Taylor, Tyson G., Melnick, Sharon B., Chapman, Fred W., Walcott, Gregory P.

“…Double-Sequential Defibrillation (DSD) is the near-simultaneous use of two defibrillators to treat refractory VF. We hypothesized that (1) risk of…”
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Success under stress: powerful tools for staying calm, confident, and productive when the pressure's on by Melnick, Sharon

“…From overflowing priority lists to power-hungry colleagues to nagging parental guilt, stress is the defining characteristic of most of our lives. Real help is…”
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Evaluation of Acute Cardiac and Chest Wall Damage after Shocks with a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Swine by KILLINGSWORTH, CHERYL R., MELNICK, SHARON B., LITOVSKY, SILVIO H., IDEKER, RAYMOND E., WALCOTT, GREGORY P.

“…Background A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S‐ICD) could ease placement and reduce complications of transvenous ICDs, but requires more…”
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Minor Variations in Electrode Pad Placement Impact Defibrillation Success by Esibov, Alexander, Chapman, Fred W., Melnick, Sharon B., Sullivan, Joseph L., Walcott, Gregory P.

“…Defibrillation is essential for resuscitating patients with ventricular fibrillation (VF), but shocks often fail to defibrillate. We hypothesized that small…”
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Lifetimes of epicardial rotors in panoramic optical maps of fibrillating swine ventricles by Kay, Matthew W, Walcott, Gregory P, Gladden, James D, Melnick, Sharon B, Rogers, Jack M

“…During ventricular fibrillation (VF), electrical activation waves are fragmented, and the heart cannot contract in synchrony. It has been proposed that VF…”
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Panoramic Optical Mapping Reveals Continuous Epicardial Reentry during Ventricular Fibrillation in the Isolated Swine Heart by Rogers, Jack M., Walcott, Gregory P., Gladden, James D., Melnick, Sharon B., Kay, Matthew W.

“…During ventricular fibrillation (VF), activation waves are fragmented and the heart cannot contract synchronously. It has been proposed that VF waves emanate…”
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Comparison of Low-Energy Versus High-Energy Biphasic Defibrillation Shocks Following Prolonged Ventricular Fibrillation by Walcott, Gregory P., Melnick, Sharon B., Killingsworth, Cheryl R., Ideker, Raymond E.

“…Abstract Introduction. Since the initial development of the defibrillator, there has been concern that, while delivery of a large electric shock would stop…”
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Transmural recording of shock potential gradient fields, early postshock activations, and refibrillation episodes associated with external defibrillation of long-duration ventricular fibrillation in swine by Allred, James D., MD, Killingsworth, Cheryl R., DVM, PhD, Allison, J. Scott, MD, Dosdall, Derek J., PhD, Melnick, Sharon B., AAS, Smith, William M., PhD, Ideker, Raymond E., MD, PhD, FHRS, Walcott, Gregory P., MD

“…Background Knowledge of the shock potential gradient (∇V) and postshock activation is limited to internal defibrillation of short-duration ventricular…”
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Effect of timing and duration of a single chest compression pause on short-term survival following prolonged ventricular fibrillation by Walcott, Gregory P, Melnick, Sharon B, Walker, Robert G, Banville, Isabelle, Chapman, Fred W, Killingsworth, Cheryl R, Ideker, Raymond E

“…Abstract Background Pauses during chest compressions are thought to have a detrimental effect on resuscitation outcome. The Guidelines 2005 have recently…”
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Sustained Reentry in the Left Ventricle of Fibrillating Pig Hearts by Rogers, Jack M, Huang, Jian, Melnick, Sharon B, Ideker, Raymond E

“…ABSTRACT—It has been proposed that ventricular fibrillation (VF) is driven by sustained reentry. However, mapping studies have not detected such “mother…”
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Porcine defibrillation thresholds with chopped biphasic truncated exponential waveforms by Sullivan, Joseph L, Melnick, Sharon B, Chapman, Fred W, Walcott, Gregory P

“…Summary Purpose Conventional biphasic truncated exponential (BTE) waveforms have been studied extensively but less is known about “chopping modulated” BTE…”
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Quantification of activation patterns during ventricular fibrillation in open-chest porcine left ventricle and septum by Huang, Jian, Walcott, Greg P, Killingsworth, Cheryl R, Melnick, Sharon B, Rogers, Jack M, Ideker, Raymond E

“…A single stationary mother rotor has been hypothesized to be responsible for maintenance of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in the guinea pig. Previous studies…”
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Fiberglass needle electrodes for transmural cardiac mapping by Rogers, J.M., Melnick, S.B., Jian Huang

“…We developed a new method for fabricating plunge needle electrodes for use in cardiac mapping. The needles have 12 electrodes with 1-mm spacing, are 0.5 mm in…”
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Defibrillation threshold and cardiac responses using an external biphasic defibrillator with pediatric and adult adhesive patches in pediatric-sized piglets by Killingsworth, Cheryl R, Melnick, Sharon B, Chapman, Fred W, Walker, Robert G, Smith, William M, Ideker, Raymond E, Walcott, Gregory P

“…Before recommendations for using an automatic external defibrillator on pediatric patients can be made, a protocol for the energy of a biphasic waveform energy…”
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Comparison of six clinically used external defibrillators in swine by Walker, Robert G., Melnick, Sharon B., Chapman, Fred W., Walcott, Gregory P., Schmitt, Paul W., Ideker, Raymond E.

“…Background: External defibrillation has long been practiced with two types of monophasic waveforms, and now four biphasic waveforms are also widely available…”
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Effects of burst stimulation during ventricular fibrillation on cardiac function after defibrillation by Walcott, Gregory P, Melnick, Sharon B, Killingsworth, Cheryl R, Smith, William M, Ideker, Raymond E

“…The purpose of defibrillation is to rapidly restore blood flow and tissue perfusion following ventricular fibrillation (VF) and shock delivery. We tested the…”
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Emotion regulation and parenting in AD/HD and comparison boys : Linkages with social behaviors and peer preference by MELNICK, S. M, HINSHAW, S. P

“…Children's emotion regulation strategies and parenting responses in a family task that elicited frustration are investigated by comparing core…”
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Relative efficacy of monophasic and biphasic waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation after short and long durations of ventricular fibrillation by WALCOTT, G. P, MELNICK, S. B, CHAPMAN, F. W, JONES, J. L, SMITH, W. M, IDEKER, R. E

“…Recently, interest has arisen in using biphasic waveforms for external defibrillation. Little work has been done, however, in measuring transthoracic…”
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Success Under Stress by Sharon Melnick

“…Sharon Melnick provides a flexible array of stress-busting strategies to help you overcome the things that are weighing you down. From overflowing priority…”
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