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The need for prophylactic anticoagulation before electrical cardioversion for atrial arrhythmias is clearly established in the case of atrial fibrillation. By contrast, such prophylaxis is not a current standard of care before cardioversion for pure atrial flutter, since this arrythmia seems not to increase the risk of postcardioversion embolism. We present a patient who developed two cerebral embolisms 24 h after electrical cardioversion for pure atrial flutter. To our knowledge, this observation has not been previously reported.
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Received: 2 February 1996 Accepted: 24 October 1996
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Liaudet, L., Kehtari, R. & Enrico, JF. Cerebral thromboembolism after direct current cardioversion for pure atrial flutter. Intensive Care Med 23, 196–197 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050315
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050315