All the following are true about Atrial fibrillation, except
Correct Answer: Anticoagulantion not required
Description: There are two approaches to mitigate the risk related to cardioversion. One option is to anticoagulate continuously for 3 weeks before and a minimum of 4 weeks after cardioversion. A second approach is to sta anticoagulation and perform a transesophageal echocardiogram to determine if throm- bus is present in the left atrial appendage Ref Harrison 20th edition pg 1576
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