Pulmonary edema following electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
A 61-year-old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy developed acute pulmonary edema 29 h following cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm. Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of atrial function showed return of right atrial contraction but absent left atrial systole. This has not been reported previously in a case of postcardioversion pulmonary edema.
Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
B M
BM
Mayosi
P J
PJ
Commerford
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016279:Atrial Function, Left; D016280:Atrial Function, Right; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D013599:Systole