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cardioversion

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car·di·o·ver·sion  (kärd--vûrzhn, -shn)
n.
The restoration of the heartbeat to normal functioning by the application of electrical shock or by the use of medication.


cardioversion
Medicine. the restoration of proper heart rhythm by electrical shock.
See also: Heart


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Current AF treatment includes the use of electrical shocks administered to the heart - known as electrical cardioversion - and medications that restore the heart's normal rhythm, but none of the treatments has a success rate greater than 50 percent after 18 months, he explained.
The Company's EP product line includes the EP-WorkMate[R] Electrophysiology Workstation with RPM[TM] Real-time Position Management(TM) navigation technology, the EP-4[TM] Computerized Cardiac Stimulator, fixed and deflectable diagnostic electrophysiology catheters and related disposable supplies, the ALERT[R] System and ALERT family of internal cardioversion catheters, and the ViewMate[R] intracardiac ultrasound catheter imaging system.
NYSE:STJ) today announced European CE Mark approval for two new electrophysiology (EP) products - the Therapy(TM) Cool Path(TM) all-braided ablation catheter and the IBI-1400-CV Internal Cardioversion system.
 
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