Magnesium and the risk of all-cause and cardiac mortality in hemodialysis patients: agent provocateur or innocent bystander? Cecile Courivaud, Andrew Davenport Kidney International Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 17-20 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.301 Copyright © 2014 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Cartoon proposing links between a higher mortality and hypomagnesemia/hypermagnesemia in hemodialysis patients. (a) Hypomagnesemia is commonly associated with increased co-morbidity, and also induces pro-atherosclerotic and pro-thrombotic phenotypes and mineralizing disorders. Moreover, hypomagnesemia is associated with high blood pressure and a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmia. (b) Mild hypermagnesemia may have protective vascular effects, whereas moderate hypermagnesemia reduces osteoid formation and over-supresses PTH leading to vascular calcifications. LDL chol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PTH, parathyroid hormone; TG, triglycerides. Kidney International 2014 85, 17-20DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.301) Copyright © 2014 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Intra-patient variability in serum magnesium in 150 stable dialysis outpatients with 4 or more serum magnesium measurements. Data expressed as mean±s.d. Kidney International 2014 85, 17-20DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.301) Copyright © 2014 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions