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Hypomagnesemia natural history, complications and prognosis

Introduction

Overview

Overview

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

Natural history, complications, and prognosis

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

References

  1. ↑ Swaminathan R (2003). “Magnesium metabolism and its disorders”. Clin Biochem Rev. 24 (2): 47–66. PMC 1855626. PMID 18568054.
  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.