A 36-year-old member asked:
can cardioversion correct an abnormal heart rythym due to prolonged pr interval? help please?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Cardioversion: Cardioversion is not a procedure we would expect to correct a prolonged PR interval.
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Dr. Dan Fisher answered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
No: Prolonged pr interval is often a normal finding but may be seen with 1st degree AV block or with Wenckebach. These rhythms are not cardioverted.
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