Just a little shock to the heart.

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  • Source:
    New Scientist. 7/16/2011, Vol. 211 Issue 2821, p15-15. 1/3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ELECTRIC countershock; ARRHYTHMIA treatment
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the results of a study by Flavio Fenton of Cornell University which indicate that mild electric shocks can restore normal heart rhythm in patients with cardiac arrhythmia with less energy than is used in standard defibrillation.