Cardioversion uses electrical shocks or medicines to reset an abnormal heart rhythm. Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses a machine to deliver quick, low-energy shocks to the chest.

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Background Strategies to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) lasting less than 48 h with haemodynamic stability remain controversial. The aim of this study was to test the ...

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The LifeVest WCD. [Image courtesy of Zoll] Zoll announced today that it launched its next-generation LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) in the U.S. Chelmsford, Massachusetts–based Zoll ...

The incidence of atrial fibrillation has increased globally, in part because of modifiable risk factors.1 Acute atrial fibrillation, especially at a rapid rate, is often treated with pharmacological ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, ...

This single-center, ambispective cohort included patients undergoing one-stop procedures [LAAO combined with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA)], where LAAO was performed first. DCCV was ...

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Cardioversion is a procedure used to return an abnormal heartbeat to a normal rhythm. This procedure is used when the heart is beating very fast or irregular. This is called an arrhythmia. Arrhythmias ...