A stepwise external cardioversion protocol for atrial fibrillation to maximize acute success rate.
Yousef H DarratSteve Wah LeungLiliane ElayiKevin ParrottGbolahan O OgunbayoJohn KotterVincent SorrellVedant A GuptaPaul AnayaGustavo MoralesJohn Nicholas CatanzaroBrian P DelisleClaude-Samy ElayiPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
The stepwise cardioversion protocol has a high success rate of >99% and can be safely performed in outpatient or inpatient settings.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- randomized controlled trial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- liver failure
- heart failure
- palliative care
- respiratory failure
- mental health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- aortic dissection
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- venous thromboembolism