Magnesium prophylaxis of new-onset atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Magnesium prophylaxis has been shown to reduce incidence of AF in cardiac surgery patients, however, evidence outside this population is limited. The objective of this study is to summarize studies examining magnesium versus placebo in the prevention of NOAF outside the setting of cardiac surgery.

Source

We performed a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library (CENTRAL) from inception until January 3rd, 2023. We included all interventional research studies that compared magnesium to placebo and excluded case reports and post cardiac surgery patients. We conducted meta-analysis using the inverse vari

SUBMITTER: Curran J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10602269 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature