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Research type:

 HTA Technology Assessment Report 

Title (lead author) etc:

 Intravenous magnesium sulphate and sotalol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation  (Shepherd) 118 pages, Volume 12, number 28

DOI

 10.3310/hta12280
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Headline:

 Study found that further research is needed to provide stronger evidence for the optimum delivery of intravenous magnesium sulphate to patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass graft to prevent atrial fibrillation. 

This report should be referenced as follows:

 Shepherd J, Jones J, Frampton G K, Tanajewski L, Turner D, Price A. Intravenous magnesium sulphate and sotalol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2008;12(28).

Project ref:

 07/18/01 

Original project title:

 Intravenous magnesium compared with sotalol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery 

Chief Investigator:

 Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton  

Start Date:

 April 2007  

Date of publication in HTA journal series

 July 2008

Cost:

  This project was commissioned by the HTA programme on a call-off contract basis.

NRR* number, if applicable:

 N0484196333 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive.

Project Protocol:

 Project protocol (pdf format, 113 kbytes)

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