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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROME, Italy—ENSURE-AF, the largest randomized trial of anticoagulation for patients undergoing electrical cardioversion for nonvalvular A-fib, has shown that both edoxaban and traditional treatment ...

Early stroke and systemic embolism rates in patients following cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) are low and comparable between those receiving warfarin or the novel oral anticoagulant ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who need anticoagulation before undergoing electrical correction of their abnormal heartbeat (cardioversion) may benefit from treatment with edoxoban - a ...

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 ...

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At the time of cardioversion, use of hand-held ultrasound to assess inferior vena cava measurements aided in the ...

Introduction Improving Immediate Cardioversion Success Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm Following Cardioversion Future Developments/Research References Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm Following Cardioversion ...