[mkjessup]

This will hopefully be only a brief stay in hospital for Grammer, irregular heartbeats are mostly treated by stopping the heart, then restarting it.

My Dad had that done and was in and out of the hospital the same day.

[Old Professer]

Warm Boot or Cold Boot?

[Viking2002]

It's called 'cardioverting', which is a lower-voltage type of defibrillation intended to 'reset' the heart into a normal sinus rhythm. My late dad suffered from cardiopulmonary disease for 20 years, and would go into V-fib regularly. It got to the point that they finally transported him to Johns Hopkins and gave him an implant. My sister was holding his hand once when the implant went off, and she said the sensation that went up her arm felt like putting your tongue on a 9 volt battery. It had to be hell for him, especially being fully awake and knowing that the shock was coming.

[Paul Heinzman]

This will hopefully be only a brief stay in hospital for Grammer, irregular heartbeats are mostly treated by stopping the heart, then restarting it.

Prayers for Mr. Grammer and his family. I have a friend who's had that procedure done before. While it is fairly routine, I had to ask him if his doctor's name was Bill Gates. ;-)