> Can anyone figure why Tony Blair needed a cardioversion i.e. DC shock? I've
> only very rarely seen SVT not respond to adenosine, and on those rare
> occasions verapamil always worked.
I think the hospital spokesman meant 'chemical cardioversion', but the
papers thought 'electric shock' + 'PM' = 'great headlines'.
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