Ventricular fibrillation following successful DC cardioversion for atrial fibrillation.
Cardioversion remains an important therapy in the management of atrial fibrillation. Here, we report a case where direct current cardioversion resulted in a sudden dramatic change of heart rate that was associated with multiple ventricular fibrillation arrests in a manner akin to that previously observed post-atrioventricular node ablation.
Manchester Heart Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. jane.caldwell@manchester.ac.uk
Jane C
JC
Caldwell
Peter
P
Woolfson
Bernard
B
Clarke
Clifford J
CJ
Garratt
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology