Magnesium status in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a pilot study.
The magnesium retention test (MRT) was used together with muscle quadriceps lateralis biopsy in a pilot study of 5 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 6 healthy control persons. Included were men aged 35-65 years with no prior medication and/or diseases. The magnesium retention was 42% in the infarction group and 22% in the control group (p less than 0.01). A lower muscle content of magnesium in the AMI group confirms the MRT and indicates a magnesium deficiency. The bleeding time after the magnesium load was prolonged.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001760:Bleeding Time; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine
D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium