Medtronic alerted healthcare professionals in Europe to the risk of cardioversion-related damage to the Vanta implantable neurostimulator (INS), model 977006, During cardioversion, healthcare workers ...

Demonstrating one potential application of the technology, an automated algorithm tied to the KardiaBand wearable ECG (AliveCor) performed “reasonably well” at detecting A-fib in patients scheduled ...

Nicholas P. Gall, M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P.; Francis D. Murgatroyd, M.A., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.C. From these and subsequent studies, it became clear that cardioversion was ...

The drug-shock strategy was more effective for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation for the first time and for patients younger than 70 years, the researchers said. Both the anti-arrhythmia drug ...

A small series provides provocative new data on the safety of performing direct current cardioversion (DCCV) without oral anticoagulation in high-risk patients with a Watchman left atrial appendage ...

BARCELONA, Spain—Apixaban appears to be an effective and safe alternative to heparin plus a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for patients with A-fib who are undergoing rapid cardioversion and require ...

THE conversion of cardiac arrhythmias by directcurrent countershock has become widely accepted but has usually required the use of general anesthesia, with its attendant hazards and practical problems ...

To the Editor: There is now considerable interest in the use of the Lown "Cardioverter" for the electrical reversion of cardiac arrhythmias. This procedure, as generally used, involves the use of ...

I recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation in a 24-year-old man with new-onset chest pain, irregular palpitations, and heart rate >170 beats per minute. The patient has no history of drug or tobacco ...

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 ...