cardiovert

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Back-formation from cardioversion.

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cardiovert (third-person singular simple present cardioverts, present participle cardioverting, simple past and past participle cardioverted)

  1. (cardiology) To perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) using electric current or medication.
    Coordinate term: defibrillate
    • 2009, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Suneet Mittal, editors, Electrophysiology: A Companion Guide for the Cardiology Fellow During the EP Rotation, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 164:
      In contrast, only 21% of patients were successfully cardioverted with a 100-J monophasic shock and the cumulative success rate was only approximately 80%.

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