Electrical cardioversion and defribrillation remain the most reliable methods for stopping arrhythmias. What happens? The defibrillator consists of two paddles, 12cm in diameter, which are placed in ...

Cardioversion is a simple medical routine and should not be confused with defibrillation as both of the procedures involve giving electric shocks to the heart.

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 ...

Cardioversion and ablation are two minimally invasive procedures used to treat AFib. Find out how they work and whether they’re right for you.

ANKARA, TURKEY — A strategy that takes advantage of the C in ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator), in which the device delivers a shock aimed at restoring sinus rhythm in patients with ...

PARIS — Cardioversion with maximum-fixed energy shocks was more effective than low-escalating energy shocks for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a late-breaking ...

Of 95 patients receiving transthoracic shocks for atrial flutter in the emergency department, about half were treated with a defibrillator that delivered monophasic-waveform shocks and the rest ...

Direct current cardioversion for symptomatic atrial fibrillation or flutter is feasible and safe in patients implanted with the Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device, even in the ...

Patients were assigned pharmacological cardioversion with IV procainamide followed by electrical cardioversion if necessary (n = 204; mean age, 60 years; 66% men) or placebo infusion with ...

The article, titled “Dual vs Single Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Obesity,” is based on a multi-center, patient-blinded, randomized clinical trial conducted at three ...

Smartwatch Device Accurately Detects A-fib Before Cardioversion The KardiaBand device can be useful in certain situations, but diagnosis of an arrhythmia still needs to be made by a physician, one ...

Patients with a Watchman implant who received direct current cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (Afib) did not experience any thromboembolic complications from the procedure, reported ...