Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Serum Magnesium Levels and Arrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Hospital based Analytical Cross- sectional Study
Rajesh N , Velvizhi M , RanjithKanna. M , Thirunavukarasu MR
JCDR. 2023: 777-783
Abstract
Background: Coronary artery disease is the major contributor (54.1%) among deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, globally this number is expected to be around 2.6 million. The myocardium subjected to infarction contains low levels of magnesium. Magnesium deficiency leads to spasm of the coronary vasculature, this has been a major contributing factor to the deaths attributed to Ischemic Heart Disease
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