title: Efficacy and tolerability in fully conscious patients of transvenous low-energy internal atrial cardioversion for atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Transvenous low-energy atrial cardioversion was performed in a series of fully conscious patients (30 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and 5 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation). The results show that internal atrial defibrillation is effective and tolerable in most patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bronzetti
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zannoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Branzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capucci
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Magnani
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003243:Consciousness; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome