Magnesium and Heart Surgery in Children

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Administration of magnesium has been shown to reduce the incidence of heart surgery related arrhythmias in adults. It has also been observed that the magnesium level in the right atrial tissue is lower in adult patients with postoperative cardiac arrhythmias compared to patients without arrhythmias after [...]

Lack of Magnesium and Heart Disease

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have just released the results of a study which shows a clear association between low blood serum levels of magnesium and the risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. The study involved 12,000 participants who were [...]

Magnesium Supplements Helps Heart Patients

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Clinical trials have shown that a magnesium injection can reduce the risk of dying during a heart attack. Whether orally administered magnesium is of benefit to heart patients is unclear. Now researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center report that daily oral magnesium supplementation may help prevent [...]

Magnesium Combats Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE WARSAW, POLAND. Mitral valve prolapse syndrome (MVP) is a fairly frequent disorder and is particularly prevalent among women of childbearing age. It usually manifests itself through symptoms such as chest pain, palpitations, anxiety, headaches, and a low level of vital energy. It can be clinically confirmed through an echocardiogram. [...]

Magnesium in Drinking Water Prevents Heart Attacks

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN. Previous studies have shown that there is a significant correlation between mortality from cardiovascular disease and drinking water hardness. Now Swedish researchers report that men who live in areas where the drinking water has a high content of magnesium are much less likely to suffer a heart [...]

Magnesium Prevents Death From Heart Attack

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE LEICESTER, ENGLAND. Medical doctors at the Leicester Royal Infirmary report that the previously found reduction in mortality among heart attack patients injected with magnesium sulfate is long term in nature. The doctors’ original study involved 2316 randomly selected heart attack victims. Half of the patients were given 8 mmol [...]

Magnesium Helps Patients with Heart Failure

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. Researchers at the University of North Carolina have found that magnesium injections lower the frequency and severity of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with heart failure. Twenty-one men and nine women aged 49 +9.6 years participated in the double-blind, placebo- controlled crossover experiment. The active treatment [...]

beneficial effects of the use of magnesium in the treatment of heart attack patients

Magnesium Saves Lives

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE – http://www.afibbers.org/magnesium.html LEICESTER, ENGLAND. Reports of the beneficial effects of the use of magnesium in the treatment of heart attack patients date back to the 1960s. More recent studies show a possible 25% reduction in mortality among patients injected with magnesium. Now a large study carried out at the [...]

Magnesium Helps Recovery After Bypass Surgery

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. Patients having undergone coronary bypass surgery often suffer from ventricular dysrhythmias and decreased stroke volume immediately after the operation. Medical doctors at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore have now found that supplementation with magnesium markedly decreases the frequency of these serious complications. One hundred patients were studied [...]

Magnesium May Prevent Fatal Heart Attacks

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. Sudden fatal heart attacks claim over 300,000 victims each year in the U.S. alone. Fatal heart attacks are more common in areas where the water supply is magnesium deficient. Dr. Eisenberg at the University of California now suggests that there is a definite link between magnesium [...]