cardioversión

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• Cardioversion — Intervention ICD 9 CM 99.6 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Cardioversion — Défibrillation Placement des électrodes et passage du courant électrique intrathoracique …   Wikipédia en Français

• cardioversion — countershock; n. restoration of normal heart rhythm in patients with tachyarrhythmia (see arrhythmia). Electrical (synchronized) cardioversion involves the application of a controlled shock, synchronized with the R wave of the electrocardiogram,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Cardioversion — The conversion of one cardiac rhythm or electrical pattern to another, almost always from an abnormal to a normal one. This conversion can be accomplished by pharmacologic means using medications or by electrical cardioversion using a… …   Medical dictionary

• cardioversion — noun Etymology: cardi + version (turning of an organ) Date: 1963 application of an electric shock in order to restore normal heartbeat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cardioversion — /kahr dee oh verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. Med. restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct current electrical shock. [1970 75; CARDIO + (RE)VERSION] * * * …   Universalium

• cardioversion — noun The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current. See Also: cardiovert …   Wiktionary

• cardioversion — n. restoration of a normal heart rhythm by applying an electrical shock (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

• cardioversion — car·dio·ver·sion …   English syllables

• cardioversion — car•di•o•ver•sion [[t]ˌkɑr di oʊˈvɜr ʒən, ʃən[/t]] n. med restoration of the normal heart rhythm by applying direct current electrical shock • Etymology: 1970–75; cardio + (re) version …   From formal English to slang