Why does cardioversion work on AFib?

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Why does shocking the patient work (sometimes)?

If Afib is not a reentrant rhythm, and the underlying issue of ectopic rapidly firing foci is not solved by the shock, why does shocking the patient (sometimes) work to resolve AFib?

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