cardioversion in A Sentence

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    If that doesn't work, Cardioversion may be the next step.

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    One method of Cardioversion is to give your heart an electric shock.

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    In certain instances, medications or Cardioversion may not control your atrial fibrillation effectively.

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    Compared to anti-arrhythmic medications and electric Cardioversion, a cardiac ablation procedure will improve symptoms more consistently[10].

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    Cardioversion is more likely to be considered as a possible option in certain situations- for example:.

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    If a patient falls into this category, they will only partially respond to medications or electric Cardioversion[11].

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    One study found that the success rate of electric Cardioversion after therapy reached over 80 percent of cases.

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    His treatment for afib has also included two Cardioversions, procedures that shock the heart to restore a normal rhythm.

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    When it has been possible to eliminate atrial fibrillation with Cardioversion, some antiarrhythmic medication is usually prescribed to prevent it from reappearing.

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    Many times it is not possible to perform Cardioversion because atrial fibrillation is motivated by a cardiac pathology that we can not easily control.

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    Shocking the heart with an electrical current(a procedure called Cardioversion) is also an option in some people who develop atrial fibrillation as a complication.

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    It is used intravenously for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias(for acute myocardial infarction, digoxin poisoning, Cardioversion, or cardiac catheterization) if amiodarone is not available or contraindicated.

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    As mentioned above, Cardioversion is the next step in management that many of these patients will need to endure due to the advanced nature of their symptoms.

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    If Cardioversion is unsuccessful or not attempted and the episode continues for a long time(e.g., a year or more), the person's AF is then known as permanent.

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    Before carrying out a Cardioversion, it is necessary to ensure that there are no thrombi in the atria, since the normal beat can detach these thrombi and cause a cerebral infarction.

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    In a recent study used to determine the effectiveness of Cardioversion, 244 participants were enrolled and it was found that almost 90 percent had a return to a normal cardiac sinus rhythm.

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    If your afib has been going on for more than 48 hours, you may not be a candidate for Cardioversion as your risk of having blood clots that could lead to stroke is increased.

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    In patients in whom there is no underlying cause of atrial fibrillation, or there is a controllable cause such as hyperthyroidism, one can try to reverse the arrhythmia, a procedure we call Cardioversion.

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