LOWN, Bernard (1921 – )
1921 –
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1962 CE
#2883.5
New method for terminating cardiac arrythmias; use of synchronized capacitor discharge.
Use of transthoracic direct current countershock of very short duration to avoid the vulnerable period in the cardiac cycle.
1963 CE
#12259
"Cardioversion" of atrial fibrillation: A report on the treatment of 65 episodes in 50 patients.
"In 1959 Bernard Lown commenced research in his animal laboratory in collaboration with engineer Barouh Berkovits into a technique which involved charging of a bank of capacitors to approximately 1000 volts with an en…