Effect of body mass index on defibrillation thresholds for internal cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation

Peter M Kistler; Prashanthan Sanders; Joseph B Morton; Jitendra K Vohra; Jonathan M Kalman; Paul B Sparks

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.039

Effect of body mass index on defibrillation thresholds for internal cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Aug 1;94(3):370-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.039.

Authors

Peter M Kistler¹, Prashanthan Sanders, Joseph B Morton, Jitendra K Vohra, Jonathan M Kalman, Paul B Sparks

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 15276109
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.039

Abstract

This study reports that patients with large body mass indexes (BMIs) and long-duration atrial fibrillation (AF) have greater defibrillation thresholds than patients with normal BMIs and AF of short duration. BMI is an independent predictor of defibrillation thresholds in patients with longer duration AF in whom external cardioversion has failed.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Body Mass Index*
Body Weight
Cardiac Catheterization
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electric Countershock / methods*
Electrophysiology
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome