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cardiovert

verb

  1. subject to a cardioversion, correcting cardiac arrythmia using electric current or medication
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from cardioversion.

  1. To perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) using electric current or medication.

    In contrast, only 21% of patients were successfully cardioverted with a 100-J monophasic shock and the cumulative success rate was only approximately 80%.