DEEP SEDATION WITH ONLY PROPOFOL FOR ELECTIVE EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: EXPERIENCE AND SAFETY OF AN CARDIOLOGICAL PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT
Anno:
2025
Worldwide, atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults. Electrical cardioversion is still the preferred method to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. The main, and probably the only, disadvantage of electrical cardioversion is that it requires deep sedation with anesthetics. The most widely…