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Avoiding medical error during electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: Prevention of unsynchronized shock delivery. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology [J Vet Cardiol] Journal article

 
Estrada AH, Pariaut R, Moïse NS 
Avoiding medical error during electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: Prevention of unsynchronized shock delivery. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]
J Vet Cardiol 2009 Nov 12.


Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation is now commonly performed in veterinary medicine. Successful timing of the delivery of energy is important in order to avoid ventricular fibrillation. This brief communication describes how to ensure that proper energy delivery is performed.



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