Chemical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation with Calcium Gluconate

Serhat A., Gonullu H., Huriye A.

IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.14, sa.10, ss.667-668, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.667-668
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Calcium infusion is used as a pre-treatment before calcium channel blockers to prevent hypotension. Occasional cardioversion with calcium gluconate infusion is seen in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Several mechanisms have been suggested for mechanism. Herein we report a case presenting with atrial fibrillation but cardioverted with calcium gluconate infusion, which is unreported in the literature before.