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Rarely, electrical cardioversion may be performed emergently in people with atrial fibrillation who are hemodynamically unstable, meaning their heart cannot supply their body's vital organs with ...

Lasts for less than 7 days. Does not require intervention to convert to a normal rhythm (electrical or chemical cardioversion). Persistent atrial fibrillation: Lasts greater than 7 days.

Given that, in the present study, both fWP and fWA provided very similar information, it can be considered that fWP represents a notably easy way to get the same information than with fWA, which ...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of ... In some cases, electrical shock (cardioversion) or surgical procedures like ablation can resolve AFib, although the condition can return because ...

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that originates in the heart’s upper chambers (atria).

Two DC cardioversion procedures ... at reducing symptoms and the risk of thromboembolic complications. The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) trial 9 ...

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Atrial fibrillation is the most common chronic ... 11a] and does not require interventions such as electrical or chemical cardioversion to restore normal rhythm. Persistent AF lasts for more ...

Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart the atria beat irregularly and, often, rapidly. The condition occurs as a consequence of uncoordinated ...

Background: Several clinical factors have been studied to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after electrical cardioversion (ECV) with limited predictive value. Methods: A method able to ...