The conventional treatment strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation who are to undergo electrical cardioversion is to prescribe warfarin for anticoagulation for three weeks before cardioversion.

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

The drug-shock strategy was more effective for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation for the first time and for patients younger than 70 years, the researchers said. Both the anti-arrhythmia drug ...

Cardioversion is a treatment for a relatively common heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Through this procedure, an abnormally fast or slow heart rate is converted to a normal rhythm with the ...

The defibrillator consists of two paddles, 12cm in diameter, which are placed in firm contact with the chest wall. One paddle is placed to the right of the breast bone (sternum) at the level of the ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a kind of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. A problem with the electrical signals that control your heart’s pumping action causes it to beat too fast in a pattern that ...

Sinus rhythm was restored in an effective, safe and rapid manner using drug-shock or shock-only strategies among patients in the ED with acute atrial fibrillation, according to results of the RAFF-2 ...

QRS Duration and Prediction of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Risk Stratification for Ventricular Arrhythmias Combined Cardiac Resynchronization and Implantable Cardioversion Defibrillation in ...