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| Cardiovascular
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| Cardiac Glycosides |
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| Depletions |
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| Magnesium |
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Magnesium deficiency affects calcium and vitamin D levels in
the body and may be associated with muscle cramps, irregular
heartbeat, high blood pressure, diabetes, and osteoporosis (bone
loss).
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Symptoms of depleted levels of thiamine include weakness,
fatigue, anorexia, constipation, memory loss, confusion, and
depression. Deficiency may lead to beriberi, a condition
characterized by inflammation of nerves, heart irregularities,
and fluid retention.
Supporting Research
Cashman K, Flynn A. Optimal nutrition: calcium, magnesium and
phosphorus. Proc Nutr Soc. 1999;58:477-487.
Covington T, ed. Nonprescription Drug Therapy Guiding
Patient Self-Care. St Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons;
1999:467-545.
Schwinger RH, Erdmann E. Heart failure and electrolyte
disturbances. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol.
1992;14(4):315-325.
Zangen A, Botzer D, Zangen R, Shainberg A. Furosemide and
digoxin inhibit thiamine uptake in cardiac cells. Eur J
Pharmacol. 1998;61(1):151-155.
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| Review Date: October
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Reviewed By: All
depletions monographs have been reviewed by a team of experts
including Derrick M. DeSilva, Jr., MD, Raritan Bay Medical
Center, Perth Amboy, NJ; Jacqueline A. Hart, MD, Department of
Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard University
and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc., Boston, MA; John
Hinze, PharmD, NMD, Woodbine, IA; Ruth Marlin, MD, Medical
Director and Director of Medical Education, Preventive Medicine
Research Institute, Sausalito, CA; Brian T Sanderoff, PD, BS in
Pharmacy, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
School of Pharmacy; President, Your Prescription for Health,
Owings Mills, MD; Leonard Wisneski, MD, FACP, George Washington
University, Rockville, MD; Ira Zunin, MD, MPH, MBA, President
and Chairman, Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Medicine,
Honolulu, HI.
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