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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the main trial the incidence of rhythm disturbance while in the coronary care unit (expressed as the odds ratio (OR) for magnesium : placebo and its 95 % confidence interval) was not significantly different between treatment groups for ventricular fibrillation (OR 0. 74 ; 0. 46 to 1. 20), ventricular tachycardia (OR 0. 87 ; 0. 63 to 1. 20), supraventricular tachycardia (OR 0. 69 ; 0. 38 to 1. 26), atrial fibrillation (OR 0. 92 ; 0. 69 to 1. 23), or heart block of any degree (OR 1. 17 ; 0. 83 to 1. 65).