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 ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion ... left ventricular ejection fraction, left atrial ...

A ventricular rate of more than 160 beats per minute was achieved before successful cardioversion. Episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation terminated with exercise were recorded with a multiple ...

and ventricular fibrillation. Patients with long-standing atrial fibrillation and a slow ventricular response, in the absence of drugs, may have underlying sinus node dysfunction. [3] Disclosure ...

Atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation are both types of irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias). Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects the two upper chambers of your heart. Ventricular ...

Four months after discharge from the hospital the patient was doing well, and left atrial ... bout of rapid ventricular tachycardia or flutter (Fig. 1). Direct-current cardioversion was ...

Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response is a fancy name ... control and get you back into a healthy rhythm. Electrical cardioversion: Your doctor gives your heart a shock to reset ...

The choice between rhythm and rate control strategy represents one of the most intriguing dilemmas in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF ... episodes of AF frequently involves early ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) and ventricular fibrillation (VFib) are arrhythmias, or when the heart beats abnormally. AFib affects the upper parts of the heart (atria). VFib affects the lower parts ...

There were no cases of ventricular arrhythmias, in contrast with existing cardioversion agents. In a proof-of-concept phase 2 trial, a novel SK ion channel inhibitor successfully converted atrial ...