2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS guideline for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart …

JA Joglar, MK Chung, AL Armbruster, EJ Benjamin… - Circulation, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
AIM The “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial
Fibrillation” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients with …

Techniques improving electrical cardioversion success for patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ST Nguyen, EP Belley-Côté, O Ibrahim, KJ Um… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Electrical cardioversion is commonly used to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF), but procedural technique and clinical success vary. We sought to identify …

Anterior–lateral versus anterior–posterior electrode position for cardioverting atrial fibrillation

AS Schmidt, KG Lauridsen, DS Møller… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Smaller randomized studies have reported conflicting results regarding the
optimal electrode position for cardioverting atrial fibrillation. However, anterior–posterior …

Anteriolateral versus anterior–posterior electrodes in external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical trials

KR Motawea, MR Mostafa, M Aboelenein… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The efficacy of anteriolateral versus anterior–posterior electrode positions in the success of
atrial fibrillation's (AF) electrical cardioversion is unclear. Our aim is to perform a meta …

A stepwise external cardioversion protocol for atrial fibrillation to maximize acute success rate

Y Darrat, S Leung, L Elayi, K Parrott, G Ogunbayo… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cardioversion is a very commonly performed procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation
(AF). However, there is no well-defined protocol to address failed external electrical direct …

Dual vs Single Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JD Aymond, AM Sanchez, MR Castine… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Atrial fibrillation and obesity are common, and both are increasing in prevalence.
Obesity is associated with failure of cardioversion of atrial fibrillation using a standard single …

How to optimize cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

KEJ Airaksinen - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardioversion (CV) is an essential component of rhythm control strategy in the treatment of
atrial fibrillation (AF). Timing of CV is an important manageable factor in optimizing the safety …

2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart …

WC Members, JA Joglar, MK Chung… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Aim The “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management
of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the …

Manual Chest PRESSURE during Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF).

D Ferreira, P Mikhail, J Lim, M Ray, J Dwivedi… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background: Direct current cardioversion is frequently used to return patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm. Chest pressure during cardioversion may improve the …

Investigating the efficacy of chest pressure for direct current cardioversion in atrial fibrillation: a randomised control trial protocol (Pressure-AF)

D Ferreira, P Mikhail, M McGee, A Boyle… - Open …, 2021 - openheart.bmj.com
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia worldwide.
Direct current cardioversion is commonly used to restore sinus rhythm in patients with AF …