MAGNEsium With meToprolol for Rate Control In Atrial Fibrillation

Overview

The purpose of this research study is to find out if the use of magnesium in addition to Metoprolol, a rate controlling medication that you would be offered in the Emergency Department today unrelated to this study, will help reduce your high heart rate (rapid ventricular response).

Intravenous magnesium has become a commonly utilized agent in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias as an adjunct therapy to rate and rhythm control medications, such as its use in atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR). Though its benefit in the treatment of AFF RVR has been well documented, a consensus on the optimal dosing of magnesium has yet to be achieved. Only one randomized, controlled, double-blinded study has investigated the optimal dosing of magnesium. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded study is to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of varying doses of intravenous magnesium in the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response. This study will use flat-dose intravenous metoprolol for rate control to minimize confounders. Additionally, this study will not require a resulted magnesium level prior to treatment in order to avoid delays in patient care.

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