title: [Oral magnesium supplementation to patients receiving diuretics--normalization of magnesium, potassium and sodium, and potassium pumps in the skeletal muscles].
abstract: In 76 consecutive patients who had received diuretics for 1-17 years for arterial hypertension or congestive heart failure, muscle concentrations of magnesium, potassium, and sodium-potassium pumps were significantly reduced compared to 31 age- and sex-matched controls. Thirty-six patients with muscle magnesium and/or potassium below the control level received oral magnesium hydroxide supplement for 2-12 weeks (N = 20) or 26 weeks (N = 16). After short term (2-12 weeks) magnesium supplementation muscle parameters were increased, but far from normalized. After magnesium supplementation for 26 weeks, the muscle concentrations of magnesium, potassium and sodium-potassium pumps were normalized in most cases. Oral magnesium supplementation may restore diuretic-induced disturbances in the concentrations of magnesium, potassium and sodium-potassium pumps in skeletal muscle. A supplemental period of at least six months seems required before complete normalization can be expected.
authors.affiliation: Aarhus Universitet, Fysiologisk Institut.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dørup
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Skajaa
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Thybo
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D008274:Magnesium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Peroralt magnesiumtilskud til patienter i diuretisk behandling--normalisering of magnesium, kalium og natrium, kalium-pumper i tvoerstribet muskulatur.