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FUSTER ET AL., ACC/AHA/ESC GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:1266i-1xx

ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation


Figure 14.
Hypothetical illustration of cardioversion failure. Three types of recurrences after electrical cardioversion of persistent AF are shown. The efficacy of drugs varies in enhancement of shock conversion and suppression of recurrences. ECV indicates external cardioversion; IRAF, first recurrence of AF after cardioversion; and SR, sinus rhythm. Modified with permission from van Gelder IC, et al. Am J Cardiol Vol. 84, Pharmacologic versus direct-current electrical cardioversion of atrial flutter and fibrillation, pp. 147R–151R. 1999, with permission from Excerpta Medica Inc. (388).

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