Cardioversion
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cardioversion-173-7525853
title:
Cardioversion
text:
Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs. Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle, restoring the activity of the electrical conduction system of the heart. Pharmacologic cardioversion, also called chemical cardioversion, uses antiarrhythmia medication instead of an e
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encyclopedia
description:
Conversion of a cardiac arrhythmia to a normal rhythm using an electrical shock or medications
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardioversion
date created:
2002-10-30T09:10:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T07:07:31Z
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