ABSTRACT
17 patients admitted to Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU) during the period of (9) months from February, 1993 to October 1993, both supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias were managed with cardioversion. The underlying disease of these patients consist of ischaemic heart disease (acute myocardial infarction), rheumatic valvular heart disease, pre-excitation syndrome and hypertensive heart disease. Immediate conversion of various arrhythmias into sinus rhythm was achieved in (15) patients. 2 patients failed to respone to cardioversion. The outcome of management of various cardiac dysrhythmias by cardioversion is evaluated. Cardioversion is a simple, effective and a very useful method in management of cardiac tachyarrhythmias, either in an emergency situation or as an elective measure.