Theodore Joseph, Ananthakrishna Rajiv, Bhat Prabhavathi, Rao Dattatreya Pv, Nanjappa Manjunath Cholenhally
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, 560069, India.
Cardiol Res. 2014 Apr;5(2):80-82. doi: 10.14740/cr334w. Epub 2014 May 15.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Cardioversion for AF may be performed by either using direct current (DC) shock (electrical cardioversion) or using drugs (chemical cardioversion). Here we report a case of a patient with heart failure and AF, who reverted to the normal sinus rhythm on correction of hyperkalemia (electrogenic cardioversion). The patient maintained sinus rhythm during follow-up. We highlight the importance of serum potassium in patients with AF.
心房颤动(AF)是临床实践中最常见的心律失常。房颤的复律可通过直流电(DC)电击(电复律)或使用药物(化学复律)来进行。在此,我们报告一例心力衰竭合并房颤的患者,其在高钾血症纠正后恢复为正常窦性心律(电致复律)。该患者在随访期间维持窦性心律。我们强调血清钾在房颤患者中的重要性。