The Cardioversion: "Shocking" Your Heart to Normal

If you heart has gone "out of rhythm" you may need a "Cardioversion" to get it back into a normal rhythm. Cardioversion are commonly formed procedures done by cardiologists in the hospital. HeartSmartMD co-founder and board certified cardiologist Dr. Matt DeVane gives you the scoop on what a cardioversion is and what to expect before and after your procedure. Learn much more at www.HeartSmartMD.com

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[BeMagnifiedOhLord]

@kayjay111111 Yup, I had to wait 4 months. It was a bad 4 months. I couldn't get my Warfarin level right. That's why I had to wait so long. This weekend will be 5 months since the procedure and I'm still in normal sinus rhythm!!!!

[kayjay111111]

@BeMagnifiedOhLord Wait. What??? 4 Months?!?!? How could you even stand that?

[BeMagnifiedOhLord]

@no1dagboy . . . I had a cardioversion two days ago 4/11/11 to correct a-frib. I was in a-frib for about 4 months. The 4/11/11 cardioversion worked. Praise God! My heart is back in perfect sinus rhythm and my heart rate is back to 75 relaxed. I feel stronger and have more stamina . . . There was no pain. They had me on so must anesthesia I didn't feel or remember anything. I was out for about 10 minutes but it seemed like 5 seconds to me. It was kind of like hitting pause on the VCR :)

[jatiajul]

Thank you for the clip. I had it today, and I was happy to hear that it worked. I just feel head pain since I woke up I do not know why.

[no1dagboy]

I had cardioversion yesterday 4-2-11 due to atrial fibrillation...it worked very well...no pain...no problems...heart now back in normal rhythm....just need to take some medication each day to help things stay normal....I wouldn't hesitate to have it done....sure beats the risk of stroke due to AF

[TrumpeterZ7]

@fornow100000 It doesn't actually improve the symptoms. I had SVT so I had to get a cardiac ablation a month later. For me, the cardioversion didn't work, but from what I hear it generally does. They only did one "shock" on me because it had already been racing for 7.5 hours and there was one more rather dangerous treatment they could still try. The pain went away after a few days. The sites they did it stopped hurting after a few hours, but my muscles still hurt from the convulsion for a while.

[fornow100000]

@TrumpeterZ7 have your symptoms improved? is your heart back to normal? i m assuming the pain went away after a few hours

[TrumpeterZ7]

@fornow100000 It REALLY hurts! I had it done last year, and it is amazingly painful. It feels really odd because your entire chest seems to "light up" and all your muscles will ache like you ran into a wall.

[fornow100000]

What are the side effects of that?