Cardioversion with DC shock offers immediate cure in many of the dangerous ventricular and atrial tachycardias. It is often taught , any hemodynamically unstable tachycardia refractory to medical therapy respond to electrical cardioversion. One should also remember electricity is in fact be called as a drug ! and it should be delivered in proper form and dose. [...]
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In which tachycardias electrical cardioversion is ineffective or rather contraindicated ?
Posted in Cardiology - Clinical, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), cardiology- coronary care, tagged atrial fibrillation, binphasic shocks, bmj, cardiology, cardioversion, ccu, coronary, dc shock, digoxin, heart rhythm, jama, lancet, nejm, pace, svt, ventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia on September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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