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Figure 3 Incidence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) with chest-wall impact plotted against the magnitude of left ventricular (LV) pressure rise and the magnitude of LV pressure over time (dP/dt) demonstrating a highly significant Gaussian curve. P value derived from logistic regression models predicting the probability of VF from the peak LV pressure and dP/dt.