Cardioversion is a procedure done to rectify the abnormal rhythm of the heart. Although there are several risks associated with treatment but, they all can be treated by your doctor.

Cardioversion is a treatment given to patients who suffer from abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias). The medical procedure is done by giving electric shocks to the heart through electrodes placed on ...

Delaying cardioversion is as safe and effective as acute cardioversion for recent-onset atrial fibrillation, a randomized trial shows. Many cases revert to sinus rhythm without cardioversion.

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.

"If you've got a patient on edoxaban coming in for cardioversion, do you need to switch him over to warfarin, or is it safe to carry on with edoxaban?" This trial says it is, says an expert observer.

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 ...

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 ...

Cardioversion in atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism. Current recommendations advise therapy with the anticoagulant warfarin both before and after ...

The KardiaBand device can be useful in certain situations, but diagnosis of an arrhythmia still needs to be made by a physician, one expert says.

The trial included 2,199 patients getting electrical cardioversion for non-valvular afib with onset from 48 hours to 12 months prior to enrollment.