Should patients with atrial fibrillation be anticoagulated prior to and chronically following cardioversion?

MeSH terms

• Age Factors
• Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
• Atrial Fibrillation / complications
• Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
• Coronary Disease / complications
• Electric Countershock* / adverse effects
• Embolism / etiology*
• Female
• Heart Valve Diseases / complications
• Humans
• Male
• Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
• Risk Factors