What is a cardioversion?

My OH had it done 6 years ago- they had to do the procedure twice in a row- and it did reset his rhythm and it has worked ever since. OH is delighted he had it done- why would your OH refuse. The technique is very clear and refined.

The main issue is whether it 'holds' or not after the procedure. Due to an issue with space at the hospital where he was, it was done on the ward, and not in theatre, with a minor anesthetic.

A life saver.

The longer he waits, the least likely it will succeed and last.

They don’t stop your heart.

Google the British Heart Foundation. It’s a very safe common procedure.

Aren’t people awful with their scare stories. I hope he decides to have it done.

My brother in law had this done. All went well but he was only 60.

Peasblossom

They don’t stop your heart.

Google the British Heart Foundation. It’s a very safe common procedure.

Aren’t people awful with their scare stories. I hope he decides to have it done.

They do shock it to stop it- that is the whole point to re-set rhythm. But it is very safe.

Sorry, but your heart isn’t stopped. The shock makes all the muscles contract at the same time and that is what resets the rhythm.

Google BHF or BUPA or just put in ‘does your heart stop during cardio version’ if you don’t believe me.

Please don’t confuse the OP with what you think happens.

I've have it done, reverted my AF.
They synchronised your HR rate by sending a DC shock
Not the same strength as a shock to restart your heart, ie post arrest, just enough to get it back into Normal rhythm.
Need Anticoagulant for min 6 weeks first, then you stay on Anticoagulant and Beta blockers for a while.
It was quick easy and walked out about hour later home feeling truck loads better.
Had it done in September, still in normal Rhythm. Just hope it continues, but the sooner it done the best chance of it staying normal.
Really nothing to worry about, sound worse than it is.

OH is a doctor and had it done- the heart definitely stops for a very short time during the procedure, this is how it works. And IT WORKS, and it IS VERY SAFE.

WELL DONE VISGIRL.

Oh I guess the British Heart Foundation and the British Medical Assiciation have it wrong then ?

And Kali on the Internet knows better.

DH had it done and it worked for a short while then reverted. He's in various meds now.

Peasblossom

Oh I guess the British Heart Foundation and the British Medical Assiciation have it wrong then ?

And Kali on the Internet knows better.

No, not me. The one sitting next to me, A Fellow of the Royal College, from a top London medical school, who has had it done, and has done it himself to many in the past. I trust him to know.

Sorry to hear Aveline- OH had it done about 6 years ago and it has 'held' - but he also has to be on medication as well.

My son in law has had it done several times over the last few years. Always came back from hospital looking and feeling as if he'd been kicked in the chest by a mule. It never worked for long for him and he's had two ablations as well (when they burn away the part of the heart that is causing the problem) fortunately the last one seems to have worked so far.

Dr. Xand Van Tullekan had to have an ablation after Covid sent him into AF. We saw Chris, his twin, in tears waiting foe his heart beat to resume so yes it is stopped.

Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs

My husband had AF and had this procedure three times, it only worked on the third attempt.

Unfortunately in his case it only lasted for five days.

“On pump” ablation stops the heart. Some ablation procedures do not.

Cardio version does not stop the heart.

Please OP look at medical sites such as British Heart Foundation, British Medical Association, NHS and even BUPA to get accurate information. They will all tell you the heart is not stopped in cardio version.

I think these can be relied upon to be accurate.

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Thank you all for bothering to replynow I'm truly confused.

That’s what I was afraid of. Please do your own research at the sites I’ve suggested. The Internet is full of self appointed experts. I could be one of them?

ExDancer

Thank you all for bothering to replynow I'm truly confused.

Don't worry- it is a very safe procedure, and is very effective- but does not always work first time, and sometimes not. But it is a true life saver, and really worth a try. As said, OH has it it done, and has done it himself many times.

Sorry - thought I was pressing the 'delete' button but hit 'enter'

I did look on the British heart foundation site before I posted. It doesn't say the heart is stopped, neither does it say the heart is NOT stopped, but once the suggestion is in your mind its a horrifying thought, even though everyone says it's very safe.

He hasn't even got his blood thinning meds from his GP yet, so I guess it'll be at least 6 weeks before it's done at the earliest (if its done at all with the non-urgent cases being postponed now).

The above is from the BUPA website.

Sorry about that. I’ll post it again.