and the electrical conductivity of the tissues between the electrodes and the heart. Complications of cardioversion are fortunately very rare particularly if care is taken as to technique and pre ...

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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 ...

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) should be instituted immediately, including emergent electrical cardioversion. This is frequently accomplished using an automated external defibrillator (AED).

The medical treatment is procainamide, although electrical cardioversion is reasonable, especially if hemodynamically unstable. In patients with WPW and atrial fibrillation, the erratic atrial ...

This is important because at the moment, patients with irregular heart rhythms often will be recommended to have an electric shock procedure (Cardioversion) to try and re-establish a normal rhythm.