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Descriptor English:   Electric Countershock 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cardioversión Eléctrica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cardioversão Elétrica 
Synonyms English:   Cardioversion
Defibrillation, Electric
Cardiac Electroversion
Electroversion, Cardiac  
Tree Number:   E02.331.350
Definition English:   An electrical current applied to the HEART to terminate a disturbance of its rhythm, ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC. (Stedman, 25th ed) 
Indexing Annotation English:   /instrum: consider also DEFIBRILLATORS or DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE
See Related English:   Defibrillators
 
History Note English:   65(63) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   21027 
Unique Identifier:   D004554 

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