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

Objective: To evaluate serum magnesium level in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients receiving diureticand digoxin therapy. Study Design: A case-control study. Pa tients and Methods: The study was conducted at the Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI),Jinnah ostgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC),...

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Main Author: Surraiya Shaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/205