Definitions for "Cardioversion"
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Defibrillation, Defibrillator, Heart block, Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, Supraventricular tachycardia, Sinus node, Sinus rhythm, Atrioventricular, Dysrhythmia, Extrasystole, Implantable defibrillator, Arrhythmia, Cardiac pacemaker, Ventricular fibrillation, Pacemaker , Atrioventricular node, Atrial fibrillation, Fibrillation, Electrocardiogram, Ventricular tachycardia, Sinoatrial node, Sa node, Av node, Atrial flutter, Arrhythmias, Icd, Automated external defibrillator, Dysrhythmias, Cardiac arrhythmia, Cardiac arrest, Asystole, Sinus tachycardia, Asd, Vsd, Ekg, Cardiogenic shock, Artificial pacemaker, Atrioventricular block, Sudden cardiac death, Left ventricular hypertrophy, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Amiodarone, Cardiac cycle, Sick sinus syndrome, Digitalis, Heart attack, Chest pain, Myocardial infarction, Ventricular septal defect, Digoxin
Converting the heart from A-Fib to normal rhythm by using medications and/or electrical shock.
Conversion of a pathological cardiac rhythm, such as atrial fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia, to a normal sinus rhythm, usually accomplished by a cardioverter device which administers countershocks to the heart through electrodes placed on the chest wall or, more recently, through electrodes placed on or in the heart itself.
procedure to restore a regular heart rhythm. Under a general anaesthetic, an electrical shock is applied to the chest wall.
Correction of an abnormal heart rhythm and restoration of normal rhythm by delivery of one or more mild electric shocks through the chest or directly onto the heart. The machine used is called a cardioverter (or defibrillator).
Restoration of normal rhythm of the heart by electrical shock.
Application of large single electric shocks to the thorax to simultaneously depolarize cardiac muscle and reverse ventricular fibrillation; this enables a normal coordinated pattern of ventricular activation that is capable of generating the force required to move blood from the ventricle into the aorta.
While the patient under sedation, the heart is shocked back into a normal rhythm.
The process of converting one heart rhythm or electrical pattern to another. This term usually used to describe a controlled application of an electrical shock to the chest wall in order to restore a normal cardiac rhythm.
conversion of an abnormal cardiac rhythm to a normal rhythm either by the use of medication or by the application of electric shock,with a defibrillator.
The use of electrical therapy to return the heart to a normal rhythm. Cardioversion is usually performed on patients who have atrial fibrillation or other rhythm disturbances, which are not controlled by a medical treatment. ( Read more)
Termination of an atrial or ventricular tachyarrythmia (other than ventricular fibrillation) by the delivery of a direct low-energy electrical current that is synchronized to a specific instant during the heartbeat (during the ventricular depolarization). Synchronization of the shock prevents shocking during periods that could cause ventricular fibrillation.
the procedure of applying electrical shock to the chest to change an abnormal heartbeat into a normal one.
The restoration of the heart's normal sinus rhythm, either by drugs or synchronised electric shock.
the stopping of a fast heart rate by an electrical impulse that is delivered at the same time as the heartbeat. It uses low to moderate energy to restore the heart's normal rhythm.
The application of a shock to the chest wall to stop an irregular heartbeat and restore a normal one. This is usually performed while the patient is asleep for several seconds.
The use of electrical shock to correct a fast, irregular heart rhythm.
A procedure that rapidly restores a person's heart rate to a normal rhythm by delivering a shock of electricity directly to the heart. Can be used in the treatment of arrhythmia. (Read about " Arrhythmia")
An arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation, may be stopped by the application of an electric shock to the chest. If this procedure is necessary, it is carried out under general anaesthesia.
A procedure for returning the heart to a normal rhythm by an electrical stimulus.
The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a normal one. This conversion can be accomplished by pharmacologic means using medications or by electrical cardioversion using a defibrillator. See the entire definition of Cardioversion
An approach to convert (change) the heart rhythm from atrial fibrillation into sinus rhythm. May be accomplished by an electrical shock or by special medication.
Electrical shock applied to the chest wall to change an abnormal heartbeat to normal.
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy used to treat rapid heart rhythms. Cardioversion consists of shock impulses that may progress from low-energy to high-energy levels, depending on the therapy needed to stop the rapid rhythm.
Changing an abnormal heartbeat back to a normal heartbeat using medication or electricity. Back to Previous Page
DC synchronized electrcal shock administered to restore cardic rhythm.
Use of an electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm.
An electrical shock given to the heart to help restore a more regular heart beat.
An electrical shock applied to the chest to convert an abnormal heartbeat to normal.
A mild shock delivered to the heart through the chest wall (given in a hospital under light sedation) to redirect the heart to a normal rhythm
DC electrical current used to stop certain arrhythmias by resynchronizing the hearts electrical activity.
Synchronized electrical cardioversion is the process by which an abnormally fast heart rate or cardiac arrhythmia is terminated by the delivery of therapeutic dose of electrical current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle as determined by a computer.