Atrial Fibrillation

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Unstable Patients



In unstable patients with atrial fibrillation those experiencing severe shortness of breath, chest pains, or lightheadedness due to low blood pressure, it may be necessary to "shock" the heart back into sinus rhythm.

Cardioversion is used to attempt to convert the patient with atrial fibrillation back into sinus rhythm by electrically shocking the heart. During this procedure, the patient is usually sedated or put to sleep through intravenous infusion of one of seve...Read the full article