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 ...

Background: Several clinical factors have been studied to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after electrical cardioversion (ECV) with limited predictive value. Methods: A method able to ...

A significant downside of electrical or chemical cardioversion is its risk of stroke from blood clots lodged in the atria. As such, cardioversion is typically delayed until a person has been ...

Procainamide or urgent electrical cardioversion is recommended to manage AF with rapid ventricular rates in patients with WPW. When AF occurs, left atrial flow velocities are significantly ...

The medical treatment is procainamide, although electrical cardioversion is reasonable, especially if hemodynamically unstable. In patients with WPW and atrial fibrillation, the erratic atrial ...

In Beatty’s case, his heart the day he went into the hospital had to undergo electrical cardioversion to be “shocked” back into its normal rhythm. Paddles were secured to his chest ...