Why the study?
What are the electrophysiological activation patterns following successful and unsuccessful DC cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation?
What are the electrophysiological activation patterns following successful and unsuccessful DC cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation?
This study demonstrates that total depolarization of the entire atria is not a prerequisite for the successful conversion of atrial fibrillation into sinus rhythm using DC cardioversion.
Challenges assumption that total atrial depolarization is required for DC cardioversion success; leaves open mechanistic questions pending larger studies.
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Jeong et al. (2001) studied this question.
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