cardioversion
noun
car·dio·ver·sion
ˌkär-dē-ō-ˈvər-zhən 
: application of an electric shock in order to restore normal heartbeat
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In emergency situations, when a person is unstable, electrical cardioversion can convert AFib to normal sinus rhythm.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Treatment may involve electrical therapies to change heart activity, known as cardioversion or defibrillation.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
Fortunately, my relative's A-fib has been successfully treated with medication and cardioversion, a procedure that uses a jolt of electricity to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
One technique called electrical cardioversion uses low-energy electrical pulses—shocks, basically—to help reset and normalize the heart’s rhythm.
—Markham Heid, Time, 25 July 2023
Depending on the patient, it can be treated using low-energy shocks used to restore a regular heart rhythm, known as cardioversion, or through medication.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 22 Dec. 2022
My cardiologist has recommended a third cardioversion, which would require taking 400 mg of Multaq twice a day prior to the procedure, and remaining on this medication for the rest of my life (presuming the procedure is successful; if not, a stronger medication would be required).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022
His parents increasingly relied on electricity—cardioversion for his father’s unreliable heart, shock therapy for his mother’s brain, a wire for self-awareness.
—Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
The condition can be treated with a procedure called electrical cardioversion to reset the heart rhythm.
—Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Treatment may involve electrical therapies to change heart activity, known as cardioversion or defibrillation.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
Fortunately, my relative's A-fib has been successfully treated with medication and cardioversion, a procedure that uses a jolt of electricity to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
One technique called electrical cardioversion uses low-energy electrical pulses—shocks, basically—to help reset and normalize the heart’s rhythm.
—Markham Heid, Time, 25 July 2023
Depending on the patient, it can be treated using low-energy shocks used to restore a regular heart rhythm, known as cardioversion, or through medication.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 22 Dec. 2022
My cardiologist has recommended a third cardioversion, which would require taking 400 mg of Multaq twice a day prior to the procedure, and remaining on this medication for the rest of my life (presuming the procedure is successful; if not, a stronger medication would be required).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022
His parents increasingly relied on electricity—cardioversion for his father’s unreliable heart, shock therapy for his mother’s brain, a wire for self-awareness.
—Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
The condition can be treated with a procedure called electrical cardioversion to reset the heart rhythm.
—Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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“Cardioversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardioversion. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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