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A fuzzy regression discontinuity design was used, in which individuals just either side of the eligibility cutoff for magnesium supplementation were compared with regard to the study outcomes. This comparison was performed across a range of treatment cutoffs in current use, ranging from 1.6 mg\/dL to 2.0 mg\/dL. Data were analyzed from August to October 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi250080-7\">\n                    <jats:title>Exposures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Magnesium supplementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi250080-8\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was ventricular or supraventricular tachyarrhythmia in the 24 hours after magnesium testing. Secondary outcomes were the occurrence of hypotension or death.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi250080-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 478\u202f901 twenty-four\u2013hour treatment windows from 171\u202f727 ICU admissions were included in the study. A total of 72\u202f767 admitted patients (42.4%) were female, 98\u202f960 (57.6%) were male, and the mean (SD) age of the cohort was 63 (16) years. There was no evidence of an effect of magnesium supplementation on the occurrence of tachyarrhythmia, with a risk difference of 0.1% (95% CI, \u22124.2 to 6.9). This was true across all the cutoff levels evaluated. There was similarly no association with the occurrence of hypotension (risk difference, 1.2%; 95% CI, \u22120.9 to 17.7) or death (risk difference, 1.4%; 95% CI, \u22120.6 to 5.3).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi250080-10\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this nonrandomized clinical trial, routine supplementation of magnesium with currently used doses and treatment thresholds was not associated with beneficial effects for individuals with serum magnesium values close to those cutoffs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1001\/jamainternmed.2025.6572","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]],"date-time":"2025-12-08T16:01:05Z","timestamp":1765209665000},"page":"183","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Magnesium Supplementation and 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