Does magnesium offer any additional benefit in patients having anti-arrhythmic treatment for atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-196

  Patel, Anish ^a   Rao, Jagan ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Evidence based medicine; Magnesium; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; IBUTILIDE; MAGNESIUM; PLACEBO; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION;

EID: 24744434913     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.106419     Document Type: Article

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