Measurements of serum and urinary magnesium levels were made together with the other electrolytes, haematocrit, pH, and albumin in patients comprising two groups-one group of 50 patients undergoing heart valve replacement, and the other, 30 patients undergoing non-perfusion thoracic operations. Low serum magnesium levels were found in some patients admitted to hospital who were or had recently ...

background: several studies have shown that administration of magnesium sulfate prolongs the bleeding time.   objective: to investigate such effects in pregnant women in shiraz, southern iran.   methods: this study was conducted on 30 pregnant women aged between 18 and 32 yrs, with a gestational age of 20 to 37 weeks, who presented to hafez and zeynabiyeh emergency units affiliated to shiraz un...

BACKGROUND Serum magnesium is inversely associated to coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients with chronic kidney disease. There is little information on this association in a general healthy population. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association of serum magnesium levels with CAC. METHODS We included 1276 Mexican-mestizo subjects (50 % women), ag...

OBJECTIVE To assess the serum magnesium level in heart failure patients with diabetes mellitus. METHODS A case-control study was conducted at Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, in collaboration with National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, from April 2003 to December 2003. The study included 45 diagnosed cases of...

Objectives. The study was aimed to assess the association between low maternal serum magnesium levels and preterm labour. Methods. It is a cross-sectional case-control study in which eligible participants were pregnant women admitted in labour within the labour ward complex of a Lagos tertiary hospital. Relevant data were extracted from the case records of these women and blood samples were obt...

Background Pre-eclampsia and the subsequent eclampsia account for a common cause of maternal mortality worldwide and efforts aimed at reducing its menace are vital. Objective To estimate the serum magnesium levels in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and to study the effect of using different regimens of magnesium sulphate. Methods 70 cases of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and 35 normal pregnant women ...

BACKGROUND We intended to investigate the serum magnesium impact upon the disability after ischemic stroke. METHODS A total of 67 ischemic stroke patients who less than 6 hours had passed from their attacks participated in this cross sectional study. We have measured their serum magnesium level and determined its correlation with their Rankin Disability Score (RDS) in the first 72 hours (RDS0...

To assess whether magnesium treatment in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is associated with hypocalcaemia and whether hypocalcaemia in these patients is associated with an increased risk of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and poor outcome. All 137 patients randomized in the clinically controlled "Magnesium in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage" trial were included. The relationshi...

Background: Asphyxia is one the most important causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. It is suggested that magnesium may have a protective role against cellular damage during hypoxic brain insult, or change effect post-asphyxia consequences. Our study was performed for comparison of serum magnesium in neonates with and without asphyxia. Methods: This study was done in Neonatal Ward of Ali-...