A 62-year-old woman has been diagnosed with new-onset atrial fibrillation and is scheduled for transthoracic cardioversion. Which of the following is a complication arising from transthoracic cardioversion?

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A 62-year-old woman has been diagnosed with new-onset atrial fibrillation and is scheduled for transthoracic cardioversion. Which of the following is a complication arising from transthoracic cardioversion?