Defibrillation testing in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is complicated by the need for anticoagulation during defibrillation testing. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the factors associated with successful cardioversion of AF during ventricular defibrillation testing and the safety of our local anticoagulation protocol.
Lim
Hoong Sern
HS
University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK. hsern@doctors.net.uk
Lip
Gregory Y H
GY
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome