"This is the first study to describe Emergency Physician's ability to [manage] both the procedural sedation and electrical cardioversion of class III and class IV obese patients," the authors wrote.

Electrical cardioversion is a procedure by which pads on the chest aim to return the heart to a normal rhythm following disturbances. This procedure is painful and can be distressing for the patient; ...

While automatic transmissions have their benefits, plenty of semi drivers prefer to shift gears themselves. Mastering the art of smoothly shifting a semi truck's manual transmission is no small feat, ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, and commonly leads to morbidity and mortality as a result of thromboembolism events or heart failure. The ...

In patients with obesity, dual DCCV is associated with better cardioversion compared with conventional single DCCV for atrial fibrillation. Dual direct-current cardioversion (DCCV) is associated with ...

Anterior–posterior electrode placement is preferred in electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. However, the optimal anterior–posterior electrode position in relation to the heart is not ...

HIGHER likelihood of cardioversion success, without increased risk of adverse events, when dual direct-current cardioversion (DCCV) is performed in patients with atrial fibrillation and obesity, ...

The Dual vs. Single DCCV trial showed that in patients with obesity and AF, dual DCCV is more effective than single DCCV in restoring sinus rhythm without increased patient discomfort or ...