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A member asked:
If atrial fibrillation, after aortic valve replacement (in female 79), how is this usually corrected? bisoprolol, metoprolol , sotalol already tried.
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Cardioversion?: Initially with rate control and anti-coagulation. If the atrial fibrillation is causing you symptoms, then a controlled and timed shock to the heart, called cardioversion, can be administrated tito regulate your heart. This is an outpatient procedure. Discuss with your doctor.
Answered 3/30/2023
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Drugs: Amiodarone electrical cardio version anticoagulation and time and spontaneous conversion, or electrical conversion. If never before the surgery, good chance of reversal.
Answered 9/28/2016
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