When I cardiovert AF, I use the highest energy possible energy in the first cardioversion attempt. I consider this to be a resistant arrhythmia and wa...
When cardioverting patients in new atrial fibrillation, we want our first attempt to be our best attempt.
The EPIC Trial(1) (Electrode Position In...
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia we see. Conversion to sinus rhythm of recent-onset of atrial fibrillation is proven to be safe. Ho...
Here we review the RACE7 ACWAS (Rate Control vs Cardioversion Trial7-Acute Cardioversion versus Wait and See) Trial (1).
What they did
This wa...
The first thing you might say is, "Why's should I care about subclinical Atrial Fibrillation, I work in Emergency Medicine?" Perhaps, this will guid...
Patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation, detected by implantable devices, have an increased stroke risk, although not as great as that of patien...
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