RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Atrial fibrillation cardioversion following acupuncture
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1351
OP 1353
DO 10.15537/smj.2015.11.12891
VO 36
IS 11
A1 Dilber, Dario
A1 Čerkez-Habek, Jasna
A1 Barić, Hrvoje
A1 Gradišer, Marina
YR 2015
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/36/11/1351.abstract
AB Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and it is an independent risk for serious events. Acupuncture has been growing in popularity in the West, and there are reports of its benefits in treating AF. We report a 57-year-old man who was admitted after having an allergic reaction to amiodarone administered to treat paroxysmal AF with fast ventricular response. Cardioversion with intravenous propafenone was uneventful. Before an attempt of electric cardioversion, he was treated with acupuncture as additional therapy to peroral propafenone. After acupuncture treatment consisting of 10 treatments during 30 days period, both immediate cardioversion to sinus rhythm and no paroxysmal AF during 30 days period were recorded.