Table 1 Patient demographics, initial assessment, and management.
| Characteristics | Total patients (n = 33)* | Successful cardioversion (n = 31) | Failed cardioversion (n = 3) | p† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 56 (16) | 55 (16) | 64 (9) | 0.36 | ||||
| Age range (years) | 31–90 | 31–90 | 54–75 | |||||
| Men | 21 (64%) | 18 (58%) | 3 | 0.22 | ||||
| Previous history | ||||||||
| Ischaemic heart disease | 8 (24%) | 6 (19%) | 2 | 0.13 | ||||
| Valvular heart disease | 11 (33%) | 10 (32%) | 2 | 0.28 | ||||
| Hypertension | 17 (52%) | 14 (45%) | 3 | 0.11 | ||||
| History of AF | 19 (58%) | 18 (58%) | 2 | 0.64 | ||||
| Heart failure | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 0 | 0.83 | ||||
| Mean (SD) heart rate on arrival (beats/min) | 136 (20) | 137 (21) | 133 (12) | 0.79 | ||||
| Mean (SD) Systolic bP (mmHg) | 133 (27) | 133 (25) | 127 (37) | 0.70 | ||||
| Range of systolic BP (mmHg) | 80–210 | 84–210 | 80–170 | |||||
| Mean (SD) diastolic BP (mmHg) | 83 (17) | 83 (16) | 78 (18) | 0.66 | ||||
| Concomitant medical problem | 5 (15%) | 4 (13%) | 1 | 0.33 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0 | |||||
| Viral illness | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 0 | |||||
| Acute renal failure | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0 | |||||
| Acute coronary syndrome | 1 (3%) | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Use of amiodarone before biphasic cardioversion | 13 (38%) | 10 (32%) | 3 | 0.05 | ||||
*1 re‐presented; †comparing successful and failed groups.