cardiovertとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

cardiovert (third-person singular simple present cardioverts, present participle cardioverting, simple past and past participle cardioverted)

1. (cardiology) To perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) using electric current or medication.

   Coordinate term: defibrillate

   • 2009, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Suneet Mittal, editors, Electrophysiology: A Companion Guide for the Cardiology Fellow During the EP Rotation, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 164:

     In contrast, only 21% of patients were successfully cardioverted with a 100-J monophasic shock and the cumulative success rate was only approximately 80%.

派生語

• cardioverter

アナグラム

• corrivated