Effect of acute magnesium administration on the frequency of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with heart failure.
Author(s) -
Carla A. Sueta,
S. W. Clarke,
S Dunlap,
Lynda R. Jensen,
Mary Beth Blauwet,
Gary G. Koch,
J. Herbert Patterson,
Kirkwood F. Adams
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.89.2.660
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , ventricular tachycardia , heart failure , anesthesia , placebo , cardiology , bolus (digestion) , ventricular fibrillation , magnesium , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , metallurgy
There is a high incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death in patients with heart failure. Unfortunately, currently available antiarrhythmic agents have only limited efficacy and may result in proarrhythmia and hemodynamic deterioration in these patients.
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