title: Intracellular magnesium loss after diuretic administration.
abstract: Diuretic agents influence the renal handling of magnesium, causing increased losses of the ion. Continuing magnesium losses may, in the long term, result in a magnesium deficiency. 296 patients with congestive heart failure or arterial hypertension receiving long term diuretic therapy were studied by skeletal muscle biopsies to assess their magnesium status. 65% of the congestive heart failure patients and 42% of the patients with arterial hypertension were found to have subnormal values for skeletal muscle magnesium. Studies with the potassium-sparing diuretics amiloride, spironolactone and triamterene demonstrate that these drugs significantly increase the muscle magnesium content in patients on long term diuretic treatment for congestive heart failure and/or arterial hypertension--in addition to their well known positive effect on potassium balance.
mesh_terms: D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D008274:Magnesium; D011188:Potassium