cardiovert

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verb

To perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) using electric current or medication.

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Meanings

verbcardiovert (third-person singular simple present cardioverts, present participle cardioverting, simple past and past participle cardioverted)

present singular third person cardioverts · participle present cardioverting · participle past cardioverted · past cardioverted

  1. cardiologyTo perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) using electric current or medication.

    In contrast, only 21% of patients were successfully cardioverted with a 100-J monophasic shock and the cumulative success rate was only approximately 80%.

    2009, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Suneet Mittal, editors, Electrophysiology: A Companion Guide for the Cardiology Fellow During the EP Rotation, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 164

Origin

Back-formation from cardioversion.

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Translations

German kardiovertieren
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