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Does magnesium therapy early in acute MI reduce mortality?

April 26, 2017acute early Magnesium mi mortality reduce therapy

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Does magnesium therapy early in acute MI reduce mortality?

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Short-term mortality is not reduced with early administration of intravenous magnesium in high-risk patients having an acute myocardial infarction (MI). There is no reason to give intravenous magnesium unless patients have other indications for repletion, such as a low magnesium level or arrhythmia responsive to magnesium therapy.