"Electric Countershock" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004554
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.331.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Electric Countershock- Electric Countershock
- Countershock, Electric
- Countershocks, Electric
- Electric Countershocks
- Defibrillation, Electric
- Defibrillations, Electric
- Electric Defibrillation
- Electric Defibrillations
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Cardioversion, Electrical
- Cardioversions, Electrical
- Electrical Cardioversions
- Cardiac Electroversion
- Cardiac Electroversions
- Electroversions, Cardiac
- Electroversion, Cardiac
- Cardioversion
- Cardioversions
Electroversion Therapy- Electroversion Therapy
- Electroversion Therapies
- Therapies, Electroversion
- Therapy, Electroversion
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electric Countershock" by people in Profiles.
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Anterior-posterior versus anterior-lateral pad positioning for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jun; 30(6):681-682.
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Women and atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 10; 32(10):2793-2807.
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Long-Term Outcome in High-Risk Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy After Primary Prevention Defibrillator Implants. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 10; 13(10):e008123.
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Utilization Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 04 14; 75(14):1714-1717.
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Advances in cardiac pacing and defibrillation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2017 Jun; 15(6):429-440.
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The dark side of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy. Cardiology. 2013; 124(4):213-5.
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A written policy increases compliance with guidelines for therapeutic anticoagulation prior to elective direct current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2007 Sep-Oct; 22(5):417-21.
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Public access defibrillation programs: Role for nurse practitioners. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2007 Jan; 19(1):1-5.
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Prediction of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion in the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study. Am Heart J. 2006 Feb; 151(2):390-6.
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Atrial fibrillation: management for the geriatric patient. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2005 Sep-Oct; 14(5):242-7; quiz 248-9.