| Literature DB >> 25190426 |
Olivia C Coiado1, William D O'Brien1.
Abstract
The role of the duty factor (DF) in ultrasound-mediated cardiac stimulation is studied. Five 3-month-old female rats were exposed transthoracically to 3.5-MHz ultrasonic pulses of 2.0-MPa peak rarefactional pressure amplitude, variable DF, and variable pulse repetition frequency. A change in the heart rate was not observed following the 0.25%-DF sequence. A decrease of ∼4% in the heart rate was observed following the 0.50%-DF and 1.00%-DF sequences. Outcomes suggest a possible DF threshold for cardiac pacing.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25190426 PMCID: PMC4144169 DOI: 10.1121/1.4893332
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Acoust Soc Am ISSN: 0001-4966 Impact factor: 1.840