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What Does Elevated Heart Rate Indicate?

my husband had a bilateral lung transplant in September and they have been monitoring his magnesium for tremors and other symtoms of low magnesium. Friday, they reduced his magnesium and his heart rate has been high in the 140-157 range. Is it possible he may have heart damage?
Mon, 23 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The heart rate is affected by the levels of magnesium in the body. A decreased amount of magnesium has the effect of increasing your heart rate.

At the same time, the magnesium your husband was being given was reducing the heart rate. This could be just a rebound increase due to decreasing the magnesium in the last few days.

Give it a day or two, and if it persists, you could talk to your clinician about recalculating the dose.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan
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What Does Elevated Heart Rate Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The heart rate is affected by the levels of magnesium in the body. A decreased amount of magnesium has the effect of increasing your heart rate. At the same time, the magnesium your husband was being given was reducing the heart rate. This could be just a rebound increase due to decreasing the magnesium in the last few days. Give it a day or two, and if it persists, you could talk to your clinician about recalculating the dose. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan