cardioversion

Noun

Meaning

cardioversion (countable and uncountable, plural cardioversions)

The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.

Examples

For patients not helped by medication alone, cardioversion may be the next step. Source: Internet

“It clearly rejigs the electrical wiring of the brain in some way that is comparable to cardioversion – when somebody's having a heart attack and their heart stops, you get them going again by putting the paddles on their chest,” Shorter says. Source: Internet

They may need an (cardioversion) to convert their heart to a normal rhythm. Source: Internet

Yes, I'm convinced that patients can safely and effectively be maintained in SR with medical therapy and the occasional cardioversion. Source: Internet

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