DOES EXTERNAL CARDIOVERSION CAUSE MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE? NOT ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY USING HIGH-SENSITIVITY TROPONIN T

Conclusions External DC cardioversion did not result in myocardial injury as measured by high sensitive troponin T. The implications of this study is important as patients who are cardioverted and are found to have a significant troponin rise post-cardioversion should be assessed for causes of myoca...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-04, Vol.67 (13), p.2347-2347
Main Authors: Lobo, Ronstan, Cahill, Ciara, Blake, Ophelia, Abbas, Syed, Hennessy, Terence, Meany, Thomas B, Kiernan, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Heart attacks
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Conclusions External DC cardioversion did not result in myocardial injury as measured by high sensitive troponin T. The implications of this study is important as patients who are cardioverted and are found to have a significant troponin rise post-cardioversion should be assessed for causes of myocardial injury and not assumed to have myocardial injury due to the cardioversion itself.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(16)32348-8