Safety and efficacy of internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function

H F Tse; C P Lau

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00507-x

Safety and efficacy of internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Nov 1;84(9):1090-2, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00507-x.

Authors

H F Tse¹, C P Lau

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, China.

PMID: 10569672
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00507-x

Abstract

In patients with structural heart disease and left ventricular ejection fraction <40%, internal cardioversion is a safe and effective method for converting persistent atrial fibrillation. The acute success rate and atrial defibrillation requirement for cardioversion in these patients is comparable to patients with lone atrial fibrillation and structurally normal hearts.

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Electric Countershock / instrumentation*
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
Equipment Safety
Feasibility Studies
Female
Heart Atria
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stroke Volume / physiology
Systole / physiology*
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology