Abstract
Electrical cardioversion may be complicated by cerebral, systemic, and pulmonary embolic events in 0.6%–7% (1–3) of patients undergoing the procedure. Thromboembolism has been attributed to the dislodgment of preformed thrombus from the left atrium (LA) or left atrial appendage (LAA) with the resumption of sinus rhythm and atrial contraction (4).
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De Piccoli, B., Rigo, F., Ragazzo, M. (1996). Should All Patients Undergo Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 1995. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2223-2_41
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