Hypomagnesaemia in kidney transplantation

Transplantation Reviews Hypomagnesaemia in kidney transplantation

In the era of calcineurin inhibitors, hypomagnesaemia is a very common finding in kidney transplant recipients. Especially the first weeks after transplantation it is the rule rather than the exception. Hypomagnesaemia or low magnesium intake have been associated with a higher mortality or more cardiovascular events in the general population, but this association has never been explored in kidney transplant recipients, despite their increased cardiovascular risk. Kidney transplant recipients with pre- or post-transplant hypomagnesaemia seem to have an aberrant glucose metabolism and develop diabetes mellitus more frequently.


http://www.transplantationreviews.com/article/S0955-470X(15)00036-1/abstract?rss=yes

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Alberto Reino Buelvas 

Médico Internista Nefrólogo