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Editorial
. 2016 May-Jun;68(3):258-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.09.002. Epub 2016 Jan 12.

Is magnesium sulfate friend or foe of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery?

Kamales Kumar Saha  1
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Editorial

Is magnesium sulfate friend or foe of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery?

Kamales Kumar Saha. Indian Heart J. 2016 May-Jun.

Abstract

Magnesium sulfate is often used empirically in cardiac surgical settings. Magnesium sulfate may cause platelet dysfunction leading to bleeding complication. This editorial commentary discusses the published study of intra-operative use of magnesium sulfate during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting published in this issue of Indian Heart Journal.

Keywords: Magnesium sulfate and platelet dysfunction; Magnesium sulfate during off-pump CABG; Off-pump CABG.

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