Early cardioversion of atrial fibrillation facilitated by transesophageal echocardiography: short-term safety and impact on maintenance of sinus rhythm at 1 year

Weigner, Marilyn J.; Thomas, Lisa; Patel, Ujjaval; Schwartz, Jeffrey; Burger, Andrew J.; Douglas, Pamela S.; Silverman, David I.; Manning, Warren J.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00716-1

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“…A prolonged (>90 days) pre‐ECV duration of AF was a further, univariate negative predictor of the immediate success rate of ECV. This result reinforces the need to attempt early ECV to obtain higher immediate and delayed success rates, 16 although, in our experience, ECV was successful, at least short‐term, even in some patients who underwent the procedure 1 year after the onset of AF. It might be hypothesized that the reduced immediate efficacy of ECV in our older patients was the consequence of their higher prevalence of comorbid conditions such as COPD, which, using univariate analysis, was associated with a significantly lower success rate of ECV.…”

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Does Advanced Age Affect the Immediate and Long‐Term Results of Direct‐Current External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation?

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Boncinelli

Bondi

et al. 2002

J American Geriatrics Society

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Does Advanced Age Affect the Immediate and Long‐Term Results of Direct‐Current External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation?

Fumagalli

Boncinelli

Bondi

et al. 2002

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…TEE guidance is an alternative to 3 weeks of anticoagulation prior to cardioversion (164, 343). Therapeutic anticoagulation is achieved, followed by a TEE; if no thrombus is seen (including in the LAA), cardioversion is performed and anticoagulation is continued for a ≥4 weeks.…”

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2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

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“…Early reoccurrence of AF after successful cardioversion is a problem in some human patients also 6–8 . In humans, the chronicity of AF before cardioversion affects the duration of sinus rhythm after cardioversion; specifically, maintenance of sinus rhythm is unlikely when AF has been present for more than 12 months 9,10 .…”

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Chronicity of Atrial Fibrillation Affects Duration of Sinus Rhythm after Transthoracic Cardioversion of Dogs with Naturally Occurring Atrial Fibrillation

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zumBrunnen

2008

Veterinary Internal Medicne

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Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) in dogs can be managed by electrical cardioversion to sinus rhythm, but early recurrence of AF occurs in some dogs. In humans, the commonly evaluated clinical variables for prediction of early relapse of AF are left atrial size and duration of AF. It is unclear whether the duration of AF affects maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion in dogs with spontaneous AF.Hypothesis: That duration of sinus rhythm after cardioversion is related to the chronicity of AF. Animals: Forty-one consecutive dogs that had undergone successful transthoracic cardioversion for spontaneous AF were evaluated.Methods: The relationship between the duration of documented AF and the duration of sinus rhythm after cardioversion was statistically evaluated using data obtained retrospectively. The effects of structural heart disease and pretreatment with amiodarone were also evaluated.Results: The presence of structural heart disease and the duration of documented AF had significant effects on maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion (P o.001 and P 5 .022, respectively). The duration of documented AF was inversely related to the duration of sinus rhythm (P 5 .022) in dogs with and without structural heart disease.Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Estimates of duration of sinus rhythm based on the duration of documented AF are provided for dogs with and without heart disease allowing prediction of risk for early AF relapse.

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Early cardioversion of atrial fibrillation facilitated by transesophageal echocardiography: short-term safety and impact on maintenance of sinus rhythm at 1 year

Cited by 64 publications

References 33 publications

Does Advanced Age Affect the Immediate and Long‐Term Results of Direct‐Current External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation?

Does Advanced Age Affect the Immediate and Long‐Term Results of Direct‐Current External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation?

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Chronicity of Atrial Fibrillation Affects Duration of Sinus Rhythm after Transthoracic Cardioversion of Dogs with Naturally Occurring Atrial Fibrillation

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