Key result
Direct-current shock was evaluated as a method for terminating atrial fibrillation to determine its safety, efficacy, and physiologic benefits compared to drug therapy.
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DC shock evaluation in AF warrants ongoing safety caution; leaves open long-term outcomes versus drugs.
Observational
This early 1966 paper outlines the need to evaluate the immediate and long-term physiologic and clinical outcomes of direct-current shock for the conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm.
James J. Morris (1966) conducted an observational in Atrial Fibrillation. Direct-current shock vs. Quinidine was evaluated. Direct-current shock was evaluated as a method for terminating atrial fibrillation to determine its safety, efficacy, and physiologic benefits compared to drug therapy.
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