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===Cardioversion=== Atrial flutter is considerably more sensitive to electrical [[direct current cardioversion]] than atrial fibrillation, with a shock of only 20 to 50 Joules commonly being enough to cause a return to a normal heart rhythm (sinus rhythm). Exact placement of the pads does not appear important.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kirkland|first1=S|last2=Stiell|first2=I|last3=AlShawabkeh|first3=T|last4=Campbell|first4=S|last5=Dickinson|first5=G|last6=Rowe|first6=BH|title=The efficacy of pad placement for electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation/flutter: a systematic review.|journal=Academic Emergency Medicine|date=July 2014|volume=21|issue=7|pages=717β26|pmid=25117151|doi=10.1111/acem.12407|doi-access=free}}</ref>
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