Magnesium to prevent kidney disease–associated vascular calcification: crystal clear?

AD Ter Braake, MG Vervloet… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Vascular calcification is a prognostic marker for cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney
disease (CKD) patients. In these patients, magnesium balance is disturbed, mainly due to …

Magnesium and outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: focus on vascular calcification, atherosclerosis and survival

ZA Massy, TB Drüeke - Clinical kidney journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of vascular calcification,
and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in this population. However, the …

The effect of magnesium supplementation on vascular calcification in CKD: a randomized clinical trial (MAGiCAL-CKD)

I Bressendorff, D Hansen, M Schou… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Elevated levels of serum magnesium are associated with lower risk of
cardiovascular events in patients with CKD. Magnesium also prevents vascular calcification …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium as a new player in CKD: too little is as bad as too much?

N Hamano, H Komaba, M Fukagawa - Kidney International, 2017 - Elsevier
Vascular calcification is a serious complication of chronic kidney disease, but the current
therapeutic strategy is insufficient for preventing its progression. Magnesium is a potent …

Magnesium as a calcification inhibitor

L Hénaut, ZA Massy - Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, 2018 - Elsevier
Vascular calcification (VC) is associated with elevated cardiovascular mortality rates in
patients with CKD. Recent clinical studies of patients with advanced CKD have observed an …

Magnesium retards the progress of the arterial calcifications in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study

IP Tzanakis, EE Stamataki, AN Papadaki… - … urology and nephrology, 2014 - Springer
Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of magnesium (Mg) on the
evolution of arterial calcifications in hemodialysis patients. Patients and methods Seventy …

Dietary magnesium supplementation inhibits abdominal vascular calcification in an experimental animal model of chronic kidney disease

NHJ Leenders, C Bos, T Hoekstra… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Vascular calcification is a key process involved in cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Magnesium supplementation may …

The emerging role of magnesium in CKD

Y Sakaguchi - Clinical and experimental nephrology, 2022 - Springer
Increasing evidence has suggested a clinical relevance of magnesium in the context of
vascular calcification and mortality among patients with CKD. Hypomagnesemia is not rare …

Magnesium in hemodialysis patients: a new understanding of the old problem

Y Sakaguchi, T Hamano, Y Isaka - Recent Advances in Dialysis …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Despite the prognostic significance of mineral and bone disorders in patients
undergoing hemodialysis, very few studies have focused on magnesium metabolism in this …

Magnesium and Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Current Insights

SJ Zaslow, GH Oliveira-Paula, W Chen - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Magnesium (Mg) plays crucial roles in multiple essential biological processes. As the
kidneys are the primary organ responsible for maintaining the blood concentration of Mg …