Serum Magnesium and Myocardial Disease

Joel Zonszein; Rodolfo P. Sotolongo; A. S. Abraham; U. Eylath; M. Weinstein; E. Czaczkes

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Serum Magnesium and Myocardial Disease

Joel Zonszein, Rodolfo P. Sotolongo, A. S. Abraham, U. Eylath, M. Weinstein, E. Czaczkes

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To the Editor: The association of hypomagnesemic states and cardiovascular disorders has been demonstrated by epidemiologic,¹ histopathological² and experimental³ studies. Minor but statistically significant reductions in serum magnesium have been shown in patients suffering from myocardial infarction during the acute and post-acute phase.⁴ It thus appears that magnesium deficiency constitutes a risk factor for coronary disease. In a recent issue of the Journal (N Engl J Med 296:862, 1977) Abraham et al. demonstrated once more a significant correlation between hypomagnesemia and coronary disease. Since myocardial damage is associated with a fall in the magnesium content of the infarcted muscle, a.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	170
Number of pages	1
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	297
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197707212970316
State	Published - Jul 21 1977
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