Role of magnesium in the management of hypertension

ABSTRACT

Twenty-two patients receiving long term diuretic treatment for arterial hypertension [19] and congestive heart failure [3] received magnesium chloride 10 mmol/day for four months. Both systolic and diastolic pressures decreased significantly, by a mean of 13 +/- 9 mmHg. No significant changes were recorded in serum or urinary electrolytes except for magnesium