Electroshock for Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation
- 13 December 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 194 (11) , 1181-1184
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1965.03090240015003
Abstract
The electrical conversion of atrial flutter and fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm is effective and safe. However, follow-up study of 50 patients showed that sinus rhythm persisted in only 42% of those patients whose arrhythmias were initially converted. The mean follow-up time was ten months. The immediate and long-term results were much better in patients with atrial flutter and in those with atrial fibrillation of less than two years' duration.Keywords
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