Why the study?
Does atrial fibrillatory frequency predict atrial defibrillation threshold and early arrhythmia recurrence in patients undergoing internal cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation?
Population
19 consecutive patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing internal cardioversion, mean age 58…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May inform cardioversion energy planning and early recurrence risk in persistent AF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does atrial fibrillatory frequency predict atrial defibrillation threshold and early arrhythmia recurrence in patients undergoing internal cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillatory frequency obtained from surface ECG can predict energy requirements for internal cardioversion and the likelihood of early AF recurrence.
Bollmann et al. (2002) studied this question.
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