Abstract

VARELA GARCIA, Raúl Joaquín. Electric cardioversion as therapeutic modality in patients with atrial fibrillation. MEDISAN [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.7, pp. 508-521. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive study of 32 patients with atrial fibrillation exposed to electric cardioversion in the Cardiology Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from June, 2013 to the same period of 2016, in order to relate the clinical and echocardiographic variables with success in the procedure. It was found that in most of the affected cases the electric shock was successful; therefore, the used method was safe and effective to treat the disease and the above mentioned variables were related with the success or failure of this therapeutic modality.

Keywords : atrial fibrillation; electric cardioversion; successful procedure; secondary health care.

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