I just had an Electrical Cardioversion procedure for my Heart Condition

They shocked my heart in the hospital a few hours ago to return my heartbeat to a normal rhythm from Afib.

Erik Blair
5 min readJul 24, 2021

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That’s me in the ER a month ago when my Afib wouldn’t naturally cardiovert. Photo by Erik Blair

When I am nervous I tend to use humor to ease the tension. And I was in full patient-clown mode in the outpatient area prior to my procedure. The nurses all had a…

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