Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm...

antiarrhythmic medication procainamide may be used. Otherwise, immediate cardioversion is recommended, preferably with a biphasic DC shock of 200 joules. In...

channel blocker or beta blocker may be used. Otherwise synchronized cardioversion is the treatment. Future episodes can be prevented by catheter ablation...

then by cardioversion or defibrillation if it converts into a shockable rhythm. In contrast to defibrillation, synchronized electrical cardioversion is an...

undergo drug therapy or electric shock treatment i.e. direct current cardioversion (DCCV) to maintain normal rhythm.[medical citation needed] It is a class...

receive urgent treatment with a controlled electric shock in the form of cardioversion or defibrillation. Arrhythmia affects millions of people. In Europe...

flutter is considerably more sensitive to electrical direct current cardioversion than atrial fibrillation, with a shock of only 20 to 50 Joules commonly...

), "CHAPTER 52 - Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, Defibrillation, and Cardioversion", Cardiac Intensive Care (Second Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders...

collapse is imminent due to uncontrolled rapid heart rate, immediate cardioversion may be indicated. Patients can be classified, based on how much they...

adenosine. However, unstable patients sometimes require synchronized cardioversion. Definitive care may include catheter ablation. AV reentrant tachycardia...