Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Manual Chest PRESSURE During Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF)
Authors' conclusion
This study does not support the routine application of chest pressure for direct current cardioversion in atrial fibrillation
Study context
- Population
- Adults referred for direct current cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF) (anterior-posterior pads), 3 centres in New South Wales, Australia, 2021–2023
- Participants
- 311 adults
- Comparison
- Manual chest pressure vs no chest pressure during direct current cardioversion
- Interventionn = 158
- Controln = 153reference
- Primary endpoint
- Total joules required per patient encounter
Methodological detailsmulticentre, investigator-initiated, double-blinded, Follow-up until hospital discharge
- Multicentre
- Investigator-initiated
- Double-blinded
- Follow-up until hospital discharge
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Total joules per encounter
P = 0.19
Secondary outcomes
First shock success, total shocks, average impedance, cardioversion success
- No difference
Original publication
Manual Chest PRESSURE During Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF). JACC Clin Electrophysiol. Published 2 September 2024. doi:10.
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