The defibrillator consists of two paddles, 12cm in diameter, which are placed in firm contact with the chest wall. One paddle is placed to the right of the breast bone (sternum) at the level of the ...

Cardioversion is a treatment for a relatively common heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Through this procedure, an abnormally fast or slow heart rate is converted to a normal rhythm with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation commonly undergo immediate restoration of sinus rhythm by pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion. However, whether immediate restoration of sinus ...

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 ...

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial ...

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, ...