Maximizing cardioversion efficacy: maximum-fixed energy shocks and what else?

Anders S Schmidt^{1

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3}, Kasper G Lauridsen^{1

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3}, Bo Løfgren^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Unit, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, 8930 Randers NE, Denmark.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, 8930 Randers NE, Denmark.
³ Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 161, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Comment

Anders S Schmidt et al. Eur Heart J. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 1;41(5):722.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz797.

Anders S Schmidt^{1

2

3}, Kasper G Lauridsen^{1

2

3}, Bo Løfgren^{2

3

4

5}

¹ Clinical Research Unit, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, 8930 Randers NE, Denmark.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, 8930 Randers NE, Denmark.
³ Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 161, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

No abstract available

Comment on

Maximum-fixed energy shocks for cardioverting atrial fibrillation.
Schmidt AS, Lauridsen KG, Torp P, Bach LF, Rickers H, Løfgren B. Schmidt AS, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Feb 1;41(5):626-631. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz585. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 31504412 Clinical Trial.
Bang for the buck: the importance of modifiable factors for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
Ramirez FD, Sadek MM, Birnie DH. Ramirez FD, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Feb 1;41(5):721. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz791. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 31697349 No abstract available.