PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

The 2006 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/European Society of Cardiology (ACC/AHA/ESC) Practice Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation state that various benign ...

It's a funny name, isn't it? Cardioversion. A more honest way of describing the procedure would be to say that we are going to deliver a high-voltage shock to your chest. This will stop the heart's ...

Endurance athletes may be at increased risk for lone atrial fibrillation. 1–5 We describe a middle-aged physician athlete with paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation in whom cardioversion consistently ...

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'What Causes Defibrillator To Fire?' — -- Question: What kind of heart rhythm problems will cause my defibrillator to fire? Answer: Your defibrillator is ...

Hubner and colleagues in the UK have recently described a simplified cardioversion service that has significantly reduced waiting times at their center. They have introduced intravenous midazolam ...

Electrical cardioversion without routine extra anticoagulation around the procedure may be feasible for people who've already received left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, according to a small ...