Nikolas
Created page with "'''Cardioversion''' or electrical conversion refers to giving electrical shock to a patient with an arrhythmia to restore sinus rhythm. It can be done acutely in case of emergencies, or electively in cases where pharmacological treatment of the arrhythmia hasn’t had satisfactory effect. Cardioversion is, unlike defibrillation, synchronised. This means that the device gives a shock exactly when the cardiac cycle is at the R wave of a QRS complex. This prevents the shoc..."
