几项资料表明 ,镁缺乏因饮食不良和 /或其代谢中的误差引起 ,可能是一种多变的心血管风险因素和动脉粥样硬化间尚未发现的关联。实验显示 ,低血浆镁水平因增加了 LDL浓度及其氧化改变并促进炎症 ,加速了动脉粥样硬化。体外研究也表明 ,低镁导致内皮机能不良 ,是导致斑块形成的始发事件。此外 ,有研究显示口服镁治疗改善冠状动脉疾病患者的内皮功能。镁是一种花费不多、天然和较安全的元素 ,在预防动脉粥样硬化中可能是有用的 ,而且镁可作为有临床症状的此病患者的辅助治疗 Several sources indicate that magnesium deficiency, caused by poor diet and / or its metabolism, may be a variable cardiovascular risk factor not yet linked to atherosclerosis. Experiments have shown that low plasma magnesium levels accelerate atherosclerosis by increasing LDL concentration and its oxidative changes and promoting inflammation. In vitro studies also show that low magnesium leads to endothelial dysfunction, is the leading cause of plaque formation. In addition, studies have shown that oral magnesium treatment improves endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease. Magnesium is a less expensive, natural and safer element that may be useful in the prevention of atherosclerosis, and magnesium can be used as adjunctive therapy in patients with clinical symptoms of the disease