Therapy

DC cardioversion

Anticoagulate your patient before and after cardioversion ^c  

Why?

• Anticoagulation preceding and up to a month after cardioversion reduces thromboembolism ^c

Anticoagulation reduces thromboembolism following cardioversion

Patient	Treatment	Comparison	Outcome	CER	RRR (95% CI)	NNT (95% CI)
undergoing DC cardioversion for AF or flutter c	anticoagulation	no anticoagulation	thromboembolism at 6 weeks	2.2%	100%	45 (25 to 220)