Beneficial Role of Mg2+ in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension

Author

Romani, Andrea

Source

International Journal of Hypertension

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-06-11

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

Hypertension constitutes one of the most widespread pathological conditions in developed and developing countries.

Currently, more than 1 billion people worldwide are affected by the condition, either as frank hypertension or as prehypertension, raising the risk for major long-term complications and life-threatening pathologies.

The costs in terms of health care services, medications for the treatment of hypertension and its complications, and associated loss in productivity represent a major economic burden for the various countries.

The necessity of developing treatments that are economically more sustainable and with better compliance has been increasing alongside the incidence of the pathology.

Along these lines, attention has been paid to the implementation of affordable but nutritious diets that deliver appropriate levels of macro- and micronutrients as integral part of the diets themselves or as supplements.

In particular, experimental and clinical evidence suggests that an appropriate intake of dietary magnesium can be beneficial in controlling blood pressure.

Additional advantages of a more diffuse therapeutic and/or preventive utilization of magnesium supplements are the virtual absence of side-effects and their affordable costs.

The present review will attempt to frame our knowledge of how magnesium exerts its beneficial effects on blood pressure maintenance, which may lead to the development of more effective treatments of hypertension and its main complications.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Romani, Andrea. 2018. Beneficial Role of Mg2+ in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173221

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Romani, Andrea. Beneficial Role of Mg2+ in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173221

American Medical Association (AMA)

Romani, Andrea. Beneficial Role of Mg2+ in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension. International Journal of Hypertension. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173221

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1173221