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. 2000 Dec 15;86(12):1384-5, A5.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01250-9.

Immediate reinitiation of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion predicts subsequent pharmacologic and electrical conversion to sinus rhythm and amiodarone

T Van Noord  1 , I C Van Gelder, B A Schoonderwoerd, H J Crijns
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Immediate reinitiation of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion predicts subsequent pharmacologic and electrical conversion to sinus rhythm and amiodarone

T Van Noord et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Ninety-one percent of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) resisting electrical cardioversion because of immediate reinitiation of AF after the shock maintain long-term sinus rhythm with amiodarone and repeat cardioversion. Thus, immediate reinitiation of AF is an important sign that should guide further treatment in patients with electrical cardioversion-resistant AF.

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