Is there an association between external cardioversions and long-term mortality and morbidity? Insights from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management study.

Claude S. Elayi, MD; Matthew G. Whitbeck, MD; Richard Charnigo, PhD; Jignesh Shah, MD; Tracy E. Macaulay, PharmD; Gustavo Morales, MD; John C. Gurley, MD; Bahram Kakavand, MD; Sergio Thal, MD; Chi Keong Ching, MD; Yaariv Khaykin, MD; Atul Verma, MD; Conor Barrett, MD; Rong Bai, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD; Abhijit Patwardhan, PhD; David J. Moliterno, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; the AFFIRM Study Investigators