What type of dysrhythmia or cardiac problem is usually treated with magnesium sulfate?

Name: What type of dysrhythmia or cardiac problem is usually treated with magnesium sulfate?
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Magnesium sulfate is used intravenously to prevent the ventricular dysrhythmia torsades de pointes from returning after a patient has been defibrillated (given an electric shock)to return into a normal rhythm.An IV magnesium sulfate bolus can sometimes eliminate torsades de pointes in a patient who is not symptomatic.

What Type of Dysrhythmia or Cardiac Problem Is Usually Treated