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“… magnesium … beta-blocker group than beta-blocker alone (OR 2.80, 95% CI 1.66-4.71, P = 0.0001).ConclusionsThis meta-analysis offers the more definitive … after CABG when beta-blockers are routinely administered, and shows an association with more adverse events in those people who received magnesium.”
“Although there are only few data regarding the usefulness of magnesium , statins, N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and corticosteroids, their addition to beta-blocker drugs might be of benefit for further reducing POAF.”
Journal of the American College of Cardiology • 2008 | View Paper
“Patients who received intraoperative magnesium and beta-adrenergic blockers had a lower incidence of POAT (5%) than patients who received only one (19%) or neither (33%) (p < 0.05).”
“The combination of a beta-blocker and magnesium may reduce POAT further.”