Question 1

what's next if cardioversion didn't work?

Accepted Answer

Medicine: As a large study showed (the affirm) study, people do fine even with atrial fibrillation as long as the heart rate is controlled with drugs and anticoagulants are given if indicated.

Question 2

cardioversion wont work on me. why?

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Cardioversoin: Electrical cardioversion doesn't work in every situation and for instance atrial fibrillation with a very large left atrium is very difficult to cardiovert. Depends on what your situation is...

Question 3

can you repeat cardioversion even if it did not work the first time?

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Yes.: Yes, it can be repeated three or four times at incrementally higher voltages each time.

Question 4

can an unneeded cardioversion cause svt or other heart problems? i was having a weed indused panic attack and they shocked me with 100 joilts in the ambulance and it didn't work and they gave me 3 shots of denison that did not work either?

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: Intravenous adenosine is used to terminate SVT &amp; is usually quite effective even though more than 1 dose may be needed. Can we be sure the arrhythmia was SVT &amp; not  sinus tachycardia,A fib or A flutter?  An electric cardioversion if not properly synchronized, can induce dangerous ventricular fibrillation. If this occurs  unsynchronized defibrillation must be carried out immediately.

Question 5

who can have cardioversion?

Accepted Answer

Almost anyone: If there is any compromise in bp, consciousness, breathing, anyone can be cardioverted.  If more chronic, then making sure there is a low probability of a clot inside the heart (that could be disrupted and cause an embolic event), sorting the need for prophylactic blood thinning to avoid a clot, making sure the atria (upper heart chambers) are not too large (reduced success) help select patients.

Question 6

how long is a cardioversion?

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Less than 30 minutes: Sedation is given to the patient and an electrical shock is then given to cardiovert the heart back into a regular rhythym.This procedure usually is quite guick lasting in total 30 minutes or less. Delivery of the shock takes 2 seconds and then waiting to see if the rhythym has converted from one shock or reguires several more takes time. Time is then needed for the patient to be fully awake.

Question 7

what is a sync cardioversion?

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Shock synchronized: The electric shock is synchronized to the heart beat to avoid shocking at the wrong time in the cycle which could make problems worse.

Question 8

how risky is a cardioversion?

Accepted Answer

Low Risk: This is a very low risk procedure if proceeded by a tee, transesophogael echocardiogram.

Question 9

can cardioversion result in death?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are complications of cardioversion such as stroke or rhythm problems that rarely could result in death.

Question 10

what is synchronized cardioversion?

Accepted Answer

QRS: I think you mean 'synchronous'. Synchronous cardioversion is when the shock is delivered on the qrs portion of the heart cycle - it is when the heart depolarises.

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