Efficacy and tolerability in fully conscious patients of transvenous low-energy internal atrial cardioversion for atrial fibrillation.
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.
Boriani
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Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Biffi
M
M
Bronzetti
G
G
Ayers
G M
GM
Zannoli
R
R
Branzi
A
A
Capucci
A
A
Magnani
B
B
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