Table 1
Aetiology of arrhythmia in 141 patients undergoing DC cardioversion
n (%)
Idiopathic
53 (38)
Ischaemic heart disease
28 (20)
Hypertension)
24 (17)
Valvar
12 (9)
Pneumonia
8 (6)
Cardiomyopathy
7 (5)
Cardiac surgery
4 (3)
Alcohol
2 (1)
Atrial septal defect
1 (1)
Dressler's syndrome
1 (1)
Pericarditis
1 (1)