Beneficial Role of Mg2+ in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension

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...

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Published in:International journal of hypertension 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-7
Main Author: Romani, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cell cycle
Developing countries
Diabetes
Gender
Gynecology
Hormones
Hypertension
LDCs
Metabolic syndrome
Mortality
Obstetrics
Pathology
Physiology
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Review
Womens health
Young adults
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2090-0384
2090-0392
DOI:10.1155/2018/9013721