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Intravenous magnesium for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of cardiac surgery2005The record
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magnesium(2+) — decreases postoperative atrial fibrillation incidence
Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×2“Our review revealed that use of intravenous magnesium is associated with a significant reduction in the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery, with a relative risk of 0.64 (95% confidence interval = 0.47, 0.87, and p = 0.004).”
Quoted verbatim from Intravenous magnesium for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery; eight randomized controlled trials comparing intravenous magnesium with control
Effect 0.64 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.87
Intravenous magnesium for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.2005PMID:1585410110.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200447.xPermalink