Atrial fibrillation cardioversion following acupuncture

Scientific paper - Case study

• Author: Dario Dilber
• Author: Jasna Čerkez-Habek
• Author: Hrvoje Barić
• Author: Marina Gradišer
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

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.

• Keywords (english): Acupuncture Therapy; Atrial Fibrillation / therapy; Electric Countershock; Humans; Male; Middle Aged
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Case study
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Saudi Medical Journal
• Numbering: vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1351-1353
• p-ISSN: 0379-5284
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.11.12891
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:470416
• Publication: 2015-11
• Document URL: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.11.12891
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-28 08:16:39