Papers/PMID:35451469
Preoperative oral magnesium loading to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2022The record
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magnesium(2+) — decreases postoperative atrial fibrillation incidence
Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×2“In this randomized controlled trial, preoperative loading with oral administration of Mg for 3 days in patients admitted for CABG surgery decreases the incidence of POAF compared to placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Preoperative oral magnesium loading to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 3 days
- Dose
- 3.2 g Mg daily (4 tablets of 0.4 g twice daily) for 72 h preoperatively and 1.6 g on the day of surgery
- Population
- Adults admitted for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled
Preoperative oral magnesium loading to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.2022PMID:3545146910.1093/ejcts/ezac269Permalink