Magnesium ion (Mg2+) is the most abundant divalent cation in the human cells,which plays an important role in cellular activities.In the cardiovascular system,Mg2+ is one of the most important cationic ions studied following calcium and potassium.Mg2 +-related diseases include atherosclerosis,hypertension,cardiac hypertrophy,and so on.Here we review the relationship between Mg2+ and the coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.
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