The Living Guidelines: Pharmacological enhancement of direct-current cardioversion: Suggest Revisions to the CLASS IIa Guidelines

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Class IIa Guidelines

 * 1) Pretreatment with amiodarone, flecainide, ibutilide, propafenone, or sotalol can be useful to enhance the success of direct-current cardioversion and prevent recurrent atrial fibrillation. (Level of Evidence: B)
 * 2) In patients who relapse to AF after successful cardioversion, it can be useful to repeat the procedure following prophylactic administration of antiarrhythmic medication. (Level of Evidence: C)