HEART FAILURE PATIENTS ARE PRONE TO DEVELOP MAGNESIUM DEFIECIENCY AS A RESULT OF DIURETIC / DIGOXIN THERAPY

Authors

  • Surraiya Shaikh
  • Muhammad Saeed Talpur
  • Mohammad Shakeel
  • Hasina Thawerani
  • Nadeem Alam
  • Khemomal A. Karira

Keywords:

Chronic heart failure, Magnesium, Electrolytes, Diuretic, Digoxin

Abstract

To avaluate serum magnesium level in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients receiving diuretic and digoxin therapy.

Study Design: A case-control study.

Patients & Methods: The study was conducted at the Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi with collaboration of National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), Karachi from April to December 2003. Serum magnesium levels were evaluated in 65 subjects including 45 patients of heart failure admitted in the NICVD, Karachi. Twenty subjects were healthy, age and gender matched controls (group-I) Patients were divided into two groups (groups-II and III) according to treatment with diuretics or combination of diuretic and digoxin. Other electrolytes including sodium, potassium, chloride and calcium were also eveluated. Student t-test at ranging p-values of (<0.05, <0.01, <0.001) were used to determine the statistical significane. 

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Published

2008-01-15

How to Cite

Shaikh, S., Saeed Talpur, M., Shakeel, M. ., Thawerani, H., Alam, N., & A. Karira, K. (2008). HEART FAILURE PATIENTS ARE PRONE TO DEVELOP MAGNESIUM DEFIECIENCY AS A RESULT OF DIURETIC / DIGOXIN THERAPY. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 3(1), 4–9. Retrieved from https://mail.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1302

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1

Section

Original Articles

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