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

Nicholas P. Gall, M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P.; Francis D. Murgatroyd, M.A., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.C. From these and subsequent studies, it became clear that cardioversion was ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a device widely available in public which acts to defibrillate (cardiovert) a patient out of serious heart rhythm disorders, frequently ventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PARIS — Cardioversion with maximum-fixed energy shocks was more effective than low-escalating energy shocks for ...

LISBON, Portugal—Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with new, symptomatic A-fib do not necessarily need to undergo immediate cardioversion, as is now common practice, the RACE 7 ...

Hubner and colleagues in the UK have recently described a simplified cardioversion service that has significantly reduced waiting times at their center. They have introduced intravenous midazolam ...

Sudden cardiac death is commonly caused by ventricular arrhythmias, which may be an abnormally fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or an irregular rhythm (ventricular fibrillation). The most ...

Aside from patient factors, a number of factors may influence the immediate success of cardioversion, that is, a complete failure to cardiovert. These include electrode placement, shock polarity, ...