?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Current+Status+of+Internal+Cardioversion+in+Atrial+Fibrillation%0A&rft.creator=Plewan%2C+Andreas&rft.creator=Alt%2C+Eckhard&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=The+method+of+internal+cardioversion+for+restoration+of+sinus+rhythm+using+transvenous+electrodes+has+been+reported+in+several+animal6%2C7+and+human+studies+8%2C9%2C10%2C11%2C12%2C13%2C14%2C15.+Cooper+et+al6+tested+multiple+electrode+configurations+in+a+sheep+model+of+atrial+fibrillation.+They+demonstrated+that+the+optimal+single+current+pathway+for+internal+atrial+defibrillation+employed+two+electrodes+that+surrounded+both+atria+(e.g.%2C+right+atrial+appendage+and+distal+coronary+sinus).+Similar+results+have+been+reported+in+several+human+studies12%2C13%2C14.+Internal+cardioversion+has+been+shown+to+be+superior+to+conventional+external+cardioversion+in+terms+of+primary+success+rate%2C+energy+requirements+and+the+need+for+sedation%3B+this+superiority+holds+especially+true+for+patients+with+a+high+body+mass+index+of+%3E+25+kg%2Fm2+and+increased+transthoracic+diameter1&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2002-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4312%2F1%2Falt.htm&rft.identifier=++Plewan%2C+Andreas+and+Alt%2C+Eckhard++(2002)+Current+Status+of+Internal+Cardioversion+in+Atrial+Fibrillation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4312%2F