Evaluation of early direct current cardioversion for maintenance of sinus rhythm in rheumatic atrial fibrillation following successful balloon mitral valvotomy

Evaluation of early direct current cardioversion for maintenance of sinus rhythm in rheumatic atrial fibrillation following successful balloon mitral valvotomy

Background: Patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are at risk for thromboembolism and restoration of sinus rhythm (SR) may be the preferred strategy. Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (PBMV) improves hemodynamics, but may not be enough to restore SR. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Gautam Sharma, R. Anantha Krishnan, Vijay Bohra, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Nitish Naik, Sandeep Seth, Rajnish Juneja, M. Kalaivani, Vinay Kumar Bahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Rheumatic heart disease
Mitral stenosis
Rheumatic atrial fibrillation
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