An approach to the diagnosis and management of a case presenting with recurrent hypomagnesemia secondary to the chronic use of a proton pump inhibitor.

CONCLUSION: this report emphasizes that even if long-term PPI users appear largely asymptomatic, life-threatening arrhythmias can present very suddenly. Long-term PPI users should be monitored for otherwise unexplained hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, functional hypoparathyroidism and associated symptoms. PMID: 26878253 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Magnesium Research - December 1, 2015 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Dos Santos LM, Guerra RA, Lazaretti-Castro M, H Vieira JG, de Souza Portes E, Dias-da-Silva MR Tags: Magnes Res Source Type: research