Pharmacologic cardioversion followed by electrical cardioversion and electrical cardioversion only were found to be safe and effective in patients presenting to the emergency department with recent ...

A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial confirms that both chemical-first and electrical-first approaches are effective strategies for acute atrial fibrillation; however, an ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sinus rhythm was restored in an effective, safe and rapid manner using drug-shock or shock-only strategies among ...

Pharmacological- and electrical-first cardioversion worked similarly well for treating acute atrial fibrillation (Afib) in the emergency department, according to the Canadian RAFF2 trial. The 204 ...

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 ...

A heart shock may restore the heart’s rhythm and is a potential treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Doctors also refer to heart shock as electrical cardioversion. In AFib, a person has an ...

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 ...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) (TSX: COM) today announced that a poster titled "Medical conversion with Vernakalant on postoperative cardio-surgical ...

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, ...