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Clinical Trial
. 2004 Dec 15;94(12):1572-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.044.

Efficacy of transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using a biphasic, truncated exponential shock waveform at variable initial shock energies

Eric J Rashba  1 , Michael R Gold, Fred A Crawford, Robert B Leman, Robert W Peters, Stephen R Shorofsky
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Clinical Trial

Efficacy of transthoracic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using a biphasic, truncated exponential shock waveform at variable initial shock energies

Eric J Rashba et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Biphasic shocks are more effective than damped sine wave monophasic shocks for transthoracic cardioversion (CV) of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the optimal protocol for CV with biphasic shocks has not been defined. We conducted a prospective, randomized study of 120 consecutive patients with persistent AF to delineate the dose-response curve for CV of AF with a biphasic truncated exponential shock waveform and to identify clinical predictors of shock efficacy. Our data suggest that the initial shock energy for CV with this waveform should be 200 J if the patient weighs <90 kg and 360 J if the patient weighs >/=90 kg.

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