What will happen to me during a chemical cardioversion?
• About the procedure: Caregivers will watch your heart, breathing, and blood pressure very closely during a chemical cardioversion. Caregivers will place sticky patches on your chest to hook you up to a heart monitor. A heart monitor is a device that allows caregivers to watch your heart rhythm on a TV-like screen. You may have one or more IVs placed in your arm. An IV is a tube placed in your vein for giving medicine or liquids. This tube is capped or connected to tubing and liquid. You may be given oxygen through a mask or through small plastic prongs that fit just inside your nose. Some IV chemical cardioversion medicines are given quickly, while others are given slowly over time. You may also need blood thinners or other medicines before and during the procedure. You may need a chemical cardioversion more than once. • When the medicine is given: • You may feel warm or flushed when the chemical cardioversion medicine is put into your IV. You may get a headache or feel lightheaded o
