What is a cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation

So, if we talk about cardioversion first, so we have the heart now beating irregularly and a cardioversion is a shock treatment for the heart. So, you will be put to sleep, very short sleep and pads will be placed on your chest and a shock will be delivered to get this irregular heartbeat boom back to normal in a shock and that's how we shock the heart back to normal rhythm done as a day case you come in have it done you go home later that day. The important thing is then to try and keep the heart in normal rhythm you may require medications that you need to take regularly to keep the heart in normal rhythm and see what difference that makes to your symptoms from being in an irregular rhythm in atrial fibrillation to back to normal rhythm after having a shock treatment.