Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Predictors and the Role of MgSO₄Replacement

Abstract

The use of MgSO4 in early postoperative period is effective in reducing the incidence of AF after CABG in patients with good ventricular function.

Intravenous magnesium prevents atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of 7 double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trials

“…The follow-up time ranged from 1 to 5 days (one trial [11] was followed up until atrial fibrillation developed and needed therapeutic intervention). All trials reported perioperative prophylactic use of intravenous magnesium: one trial [21] was initiated during the preoperative period, two trials [11,22] during the intraoperative period, and four trials [23-26] during the postoperative period.…”

Inflammation Effects on the Electrical Properties of Atrial Tissue and Inducibility of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

“…Over 600,000 patients undergo cardiac surgery in the United States annually and between 15 and 40% of these patients develop postoperative atrial fibrillation (PAF) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Long regarded as a mere nuisance, postoperative AF significantly increases ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, and overall morbidity [7, 10 -12], including the occurrence of stroke.…”

Apical left ventricular aneurysm presenting with malignant ventricular tachycardia responsive to aneurysmectomy

“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] The publication dates spanned from 1982 to 2003. 23 25 Patient enrolment in single studies ranged from 20 to 400 patients.…”