title: Role of magnesium in the management of hypertension.
abstract: Twenty-two patients receiving long term diuretic treatment for arterial hypertension (19) and congestive heart failure (3) received magnesium chloride 10 mmol/day for four months. Both systolic and diastolic pressures decreased significantly, by a mean of 13 +/- 9 mmHg. No significant changes were recorded in serum or urinary electrolytes except for magnesium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Islamia University, Bahawalpur.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shafique
authors.lastname: Misbah-ul-Ain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashraf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015636:Magnesium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D004573:Electrolytes; D015636:Magnesium Chloride