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  • Title: Deterioration of ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation after rapid intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate.
    Author: Viskin S, Belhassen B, Laniado S.
    Journal: Chest; 1992 May; 101(5):1445-7. PubMed ID: 1582316.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a patient who had development of ventricular fibrillation following rapid intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate (2 g over 5 s) for treatment of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Initial slowing of the tachycardia was followed by gradual widening of QRS complexes and electrical alternans, leading to ventricular fibrillation within 3 min of magnesium administration.
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