Magnesium is so important to cardiovascular function, its scarcity being correlated with the development of cardiovascular disease, that it has become the focus of intense scientific study and review over recent years.
A meta-analysis review of epidemiological studies published in 2017 concluded that magnesium intake is associated with lower risk of major cardiovascular risk factors such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hypertension, as well as incidence of stroke and total cardiovascular disease. Higher levels of circulating magnesium are also associated with lower risk of heart disease, mainly ischemic and coronary heart disease.
Whereas cancer used to be the leading cause of death, now it’s heart disease. Magnesium deficiency is a growing issue in our modern stressed societies consuming diets low in magnesium. As deficiency grows, so does the rate of cardiovascular disease.
Heart Disease Deaths Increasing
Heart disease (CardioVascular Disease = CVD) generally refers to conditions involving the vascular system where narrowed or blocked blood vessels can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, sometimes called coronary heart disease (CHD), include those that affect your heart’s muscle, valves or rhythm. These are also commonly referred to as ‘cardiovascular disease’ (CVD).
Heart disease is Australia’s leading single cause of death, at nearly 1 in 3 deaths. It kills one Australian every 28 minutes. (Australian Dept Health).
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/chronic-cardio
This statistic is not as bad (but bad enough) in the USA with 1 in every 4 deaths attributed to CVD, according to the Centres for Disease Control. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
Medical Interventions and Potential Problems
Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer, according to a recent Johns Hopkins study, which claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers are too conservative and are really as high as 440,000.
Medical mistakes that can lead to death range from surgical complications that go unrecognized to mix-ups with the doses or types of medications patients receive