Cardioversion

/ˌkɑːrdioʊˈvɜːrʒən/ noun

Definition

A medical procedure that uses electrical shock or medications to restore normal heart rhythm in patients with certain types of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Electrical cardioversion delivers a synchronized shock to the heart, while chemical cardioversion uses antiarrhythmic drugs.

Etymology

From Greek 'kardia' meaning heart and Latin 'vertere' meaning to turn or convert. The term reflects the procedure's goal of converting abnormal heart rhythms back to normal sinus rhythm.

Kelly Says

Cardioversion is like hitting the reset button on a heart that's gotten out of sync - the electrical shock essentially stops all electrical activity for a brief moment, allowing the heart's natural pacemaker to take control again. The timing of the shock is crucial and must be synchronized with the heart's rhythm to avoid triggering dangerous arrhythmias!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Cardiovascular እንክብካቤ trattamenti
kar-di-o-vas-kyu-lar en-kib-ka-be tra-ta-men-ti
ARالعربية
إعادة تنظيم ضربات القلب
i-a-da-tun-na-zim drab-at al-qalb
BNবাংলা
হৃদয্যের তরঙ্গ
hṛd-yer te-ranga
CACatalà
cardioversió
kar-dee-o-ver-see-o
CSČeština
kardioverze
kar-dee-o-ver-zee
DADansk
cardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
DEDeutsch
Cardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
ELΕλληνικά
καρδιομόνιση
kar-dee-o-mo-nee-see
ESEspañol
cardioversión
kar-dee-o-ver-thee-on
FAفارسی
تبدیل ضربان قلب
tab-deel drab-an qalb
FISuomi
kardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
FRFrançais
cardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
GUGU
હृદય પોષણ ચિકિત્સા
hṛdaya poṣaṇa chikitsa
HAHA
ciyawa na zuciya
ci-ya-wa na zu-ci-ya
HEעברית
המרת קצב לב
he-mar-t ka-tzav lev
HIहिन्दी
हृदय पुनर्स्थापना
hṛdaya punar-sthāpana
HUMagyar
cardioverzió
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
cardioversi
kar-dee-o-ver-see
IGIG
akụkụ ụtọ ịrị
a-ku-ku u-to i-ri
ITItaliano
cardioversione
kar-dee-o-ver-see-o-ne
JA日本語
心拍復調
shin-hak-fu-cho
KKKK
жүрек тамағы
zhy-rek ta-ma-gi
KMKM
អនុវត្តន៍សម្បទារ
a-nu-vot-tan-s sam-bet-tear
KO한국어
심전도 변환
sim-jeon-do byeon-hwan
MRMR
हृदय पोषण चिकित्सा
hṛdaya poṣaṇa chikitsa
MSBahasa Melayu
cardioversi
kar-dee-o-ver-see
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်ကြိုး စက် ဆေး
shin-kyeo set se
NLNederlands
cardioversie
kar-dee-o-ver-zee
NONorsk
cardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
PAPA
ਹੜੇ ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਚਿਕਿਤਸਾ
hṛdaya poṣaṇa chikitsa
PLPolski
cardiowersja
kar-dee-o-ver-sya
PTPortuguês
cardioversão
kar-dee-o-ver-sa-o
RORomână
cardioversie
kar-dee-o-ver-zee
RUРусский
кардиоверсия
kar-dee-o-ver-see-ya
SVSvenska
cardioversion
kar-dee-o-ver-zee-on
SWKiswahili
kubadi ya moyo
ku-ba-di ya mo-yo
TAதமிழ்
இதய துடிப்பு மாற்றம்
i-thay du-ti-ppu ma-tta-ram
TEతెలుగు
హృదయ స్పందన మార్పు
hṛdaya spandana mārpū
THไทย
การแปลงจังหวะหัวใจ
garan paeng-jang jang-wa hua-jai
TLTL
pagbabago ng ritmo ng puso
pa-ga-ba-go ng ri-to mo-po-so
TRTürkçe
kardiyoversiyon
kar-dee-o-ver-see-on
UKУкраїнська
кардіоверсія
kar-dee-o-ver-see-ya
URاردو
دل کی دھڑکن کا تبدیل
del ki dhed-kan ka tab-deel
VITiếng Việt
chuyển đổi nhịp tim
chuyen doi nip tim
YOYO
àṣọ́ ìṣẹ́ ẹ̀rọ́ ṣe
a-sho i-she er-o se
ZH中文
心电转换
xīn diàn zhuǎn huàn
ZUZU
ukusasa kwesihlazo
u-ku-sa-sa kwe-si-hla-zo

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