cardioversion
Sign in to saveCardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs.
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- Cardioversion
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- Cardiology
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- D004554
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- Electrical
- Medication
- Procedure
- Preparation
- Cardioversion
- Recommended energy levels
- After cardioversion
- Electrode pad placement
- Anterior-posterior pad placement
- Anterior-lateral pad placement
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Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs.
Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle, restoring the activity of the electrical conduction system of the heart. (Defibrillation uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a random moment in the cardiac cycle, and is the most effective resuscitation measure for cardiac arrest associated with ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.) Pharmacological cardioversion, also called chemical cardioversion, uses antiarrhythmia medication instead of an electrical shock. thumb|'Burn' mark remaining one day after DC electrical cardioversion