Of 95 patients receiving transthoracic shocks for atrial flutter in the emergency department, about half were treated with a defibrillator that delivered monophasic-waveform shocks and the rest were ...

Cardioversion is a procedure that returns an abnormal heart rhythm to normal. It's used when you have an arrhythmia, which means your heart is beating too fast or irregularly. Cardioversion can be ...

I need help. Here is a common case that causes me great consternation. It is one that brings two worthy philosophies into the ring. In one corner is the ever-virtuous minimally disruptive philosophy.

Patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation commonly undergo immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion. However, whether immediate restoration of sinus ...

DCC was performed in 226 patients and sinus rhythm was restored in 197 individuals without further complications. Ten patients with LAAT were prepared for DCC over the next 4 weeks. Of these, 7 still ...

Apixaban lowers the risk of stroke compared to warfarin in anticoagulation-naïve patients with atrial fibrillation scheduled for elective cardioversion, according to new research. Apixaban lowers the ...

When atrial flutter is seen with such a slow ventricular response (in this case, 9:1 conduction), there is concern for underlying complete heart block should the patient be restored to normal sinus ...

Introduction: There is insufficient evidence on the efficacy and safety of pharmacological cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in elderly patients. Antazoline has been shown to be ...

Endurance athletes may be at increased risk for lone atrial fibrillation. 1–5 We describe a middle-aged physician athlete with paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation in whom cardioversion consistently ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to strokes and heart failure, ...