Cardioversion is a procedure used to treat heart arrhythmias like AFib. Learn about medical vs. electrical cardioversion, the risks involved, and what to expect.

Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

Although the standard Valsalva maneuver is a first-line emergency treatment for SVT, cardioversion success with the standard maneuver is poor, with success rates ranging from 5% to 20%.. In an ...

Wide complex tachycardias are more likely to be ventricular tachycardia (VT) than supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy, ... with cardioversion shortly thereafter if still in VT.

Patients were assigned pharmacological cardioversion with IV procainamide followed by electrical cardioversion if necessary (n = 204; mean age, 60 years; 66% men) or placebo infusion with ...

Typical doses for terminating SVT are 6-mg rapid IV push and flush in a proximal, large bore IV. If this is ineffective, then two subsequent doses of 12 mg can be attempted. In children under 50 ...

Active cardioversion is considered an important trigger for stroke even in patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation, 24,25 but spontaneous conversion is also associated with stroke. 26,27 In ...