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Hypomagnesemia natural history, complications and prognosis

Overview

Hypomagnesemia can lead to neuromuscular, neurological, cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, and biochemical manifestations.

Natural history, complications, and prognosis

  • Cardiovascular Manifestations[2][3]
  • Endocrine Manifestations
    • Altered Glucose Homeostasis/Diabetic Complications[4]
    • Osteoporosis
  • Nephrolithiasis[5]
  • Biochemical Manifestations[6][7]
    • Hypokalemia
    • Hypocalcemia


References

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  2. Efstratiadis G, Sarigianni M, Gougourelas I (2006). “Hypomagnesemia and cardiovascular system”. Hippokratia. 10 (4): 147–52. PMC 2464251. PMID 22087052.
  3. Cooper HA, Domanski MJ, Rosenberg Y, Norman J, Scott JH, Assmann SF; et al. (2004). “Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and prior stroke: an analysis from the Magnesium in Coronaries (MAGIC) trial”. Am Heart J. 148 (6): 1012–9. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2004.02.017. PMID 15632887.
  4. Pham PC, Pham PM, Pham SV, Miller JM, Pham PT (2007). “Hypomagnesemia in patients with type 2 diabetes”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2 (2): 366–73. doi:10.2215/CJN.02960906. PMID 17699436.
  5. Levy FL, Adams-Huet B, Pak CY (1995). “Ambulatory evaluation of nephrolithiasis: an update of a 1980 protocol”. Am J Med. 98 (1): 50–9. doi:10.1016/S0002-9343(99)80080-1. PMID 7825619.
  6. Huang CL, Kuo E (2007). “Mechanism of hypokalemia in magnesium deficiency”. J Am Soc Nephrol. 18 (10): 2649–52. doi:10.1681/ASN.2007070792. PMID 17804670.
  7. Ryan MP (1993). “Interrelationships of magnesium and potassium homeostasis”. Miner Electrolyte Metab. 19 (4–5): 290–5. PMID 8264516.

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