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ReviewCureus2024

Role of Magnesium, Effects of Hypomagnesemia, and Benefits of Magnesium Supplements in Cardiovascular and Chronic Kidney Diseases.

Raju Panta, Subash Regmi

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Raju PantaPhysiology and Pathology, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Melbourne, USA.
Subash RegmiCritical Care Medicine, University of Southern Carolina, Columbia, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for nearly half of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related deaths. Hypomagnesemia has been associated with various cardiovascular conditions and predicts a decline in renal function leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The objective of this review is to delve into and discuss the significance of magnesium (Mg) in cardiovascular and renal functions, the clinical consequences of hypomagnesemia on CVD and CKD, and the benefits of Mg supplementation in managing CVD and CKD. This review is the result of an extensive search for pertinent articles in databases like PubMed, Medline, PubMed Central, and Google Scholar. Based on the literature search conducted in this review, we concluded that Mg protects against various CVDs and delays the progression of CKD. Mg can regulate pathways associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. Therefore, maintaining slightly elevated Mg levels and timely Mg supplementation may benefit patients with CVD and CKD. There is a need for additional prospective randomized controlled trials to fully comprehend the therapeutic effects of Mg on CVD and CKD along with setting individualized target levels for serum Mg in such patients.

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benefits of magnesium supplementscardiovascular diseaseschronic kidney diseaseshypomagnesemia in cardiovascular diseaseshypomagnesemia in chronic kidney diseasesmagnesiummagnesium supplementsrole of magnesium

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PMID39130977
PMCPMC11317063

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