Why the study?
Does serial serum magnesium estimation diagnose myocardial infarction or predict dysrhythmias in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
200 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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Serial magnesium monitoring should not guide MI diagnosis or dysrhythmia prediction after CABG; leaves open utility of repletion in selected patients.
Does serial serum magnesium estimation diagnose myocardial infarction or predict dysrhythmias in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Serial serum magnesium estimation is not useful for diagnosing myocardial infarction or predicting dysrhythmias after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Richard W. Bunton (1983) studied this question.
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