Intracellular Magnesium and Heart Failure

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-15

Study Completion Date

2026-04-25

Brief Summary

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Low magnesium levels are surprisingly common in those with a heart condition known as HFpEF, where the heart pumps well but is too rigid to fill properly with blood. While routine blood tests can check magnesium levels, they don't tell us how much magnesium is actually inside the heart and muscle cells, where it's vital for energy and overall function. Our research aims to get a clearer picture by looking directly at the magnesium inside these cells and understanding its role in the body's energy production and usage. We're also interested in how magnesium levels affect symptoms and the body's handling of sugar. We're using advanced medical imaging techniques, like heart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other heart and muscle function tests, at rest and when the heart is working hard to help answer these questions. We'll compare the magnesium levels inside the cells before and after giving a supplement of magnesium to see if this can make a difference in how the heart and muscles work.

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Detailed Description

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Hypomagnesaemia is prevalent among patients suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and in those with predisposing risk factors such as obesity and diabetes. The intricate link between hypomagnesaemia and the pathophysiological processes of HFpEF remains to be fully elucidated. However, its notable prevalence suggests a significant role in the onset and advancement of the disease. Serum magnesium (S-Mg) is commonly used to evaluate Mg status, however, it does not accurately reflect true intracellular Mg concentrations (\[Mg2+\]i), where this essential ion exerts its beneficial effects. Thus, previous literature lacks a thorough evaluation of \[Mg2+\]i in HFpEF, and specifically the potential impact of Mg replete physiology.

The research hypothesis is that \[Mg2+\]i is related to myocardial and skeletal muscle (SM) energetics and performance in patients with HFpEF. The study aims to explore the role of \[Mg2+\]i at a functional and cellular level in cardiac and SM, symptomatology, and insulin sensitivity; comparing a HFpEF population with healthy and matched controls.

Using the chemical shift difference in the resonance frequencies of the α- and β- phosphate resonances in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), \[Mg2+\]i will be measured, comparing it to S-Mg. Blood samples for cardiac biomarkers, electrolytes, and markers of HFpEF risk factors (such as lipid profile, HbA1C and TSH) will be taken and a calf leg raise performed. Advanced imaging techniques at rest and stress including cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), MRS and echocardiography will be performed. MRS measurements include cellular energetics (Phosphocreatine \[PCr\]/ATP), rate of myocardial ATP delivery (CK flux and KfCK) and skeletal muscle energetics (PCr recovery Tau). At two time points post-Mg augmentation (immediate and delayed \[7-15 days\]), investigations will be repeated.

This study aspires to quantify \[Mg2+\]i in the HFpEF population compared with healthy and matched controls, juxtapose its levels with S-Mg, and examine its significance in the pathophysiology, functional and cellular performance, and symptom presentation of HFpEF. The study aims to recruit 45 individuals with HFpEF, 20 healthy controls and 20 age-and sex-matched individuals over a 2-year period.

Conditions

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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Hypomagnesemia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

* Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
* Participant aged at least 18 years old.

* Clinical diagnosis of HFpEF
* HFA-PEFF score ≥ 5

* HFA-PEFF \< 3
* No known diagnosis of heart failure

Exclusion Criteria

* Participant is unwilling or unable to give informed consent
* Any impediment to communication which, in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the investigator communicating effectively with the patient during the study which could cause a safety or reliability concern.
* Any other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might affect the safety of the participant or reduce the reliability of the study results
* Involvement in any other research project where the procedures would affect the outcomes of this study.
* Individuals with NYHA class IV symptoms
* Known ischaemic heart disease, ICD, or CRT in situ.
* Individuals on oral magnesium supplementation
* Insulin dependent diabetes
* Standard contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), (Metal clips or metallic foreign body, prior injury to the eye involving fragments of metal, prior shrapnel injuries, any other metallic or electronic implants affected by the magnetic field, history of severe claustrophobia, history of chronic kidneys disease, egg, or soya allergy)
* Heart transplant recipient
* Cardiomyopathy from infiltrative or storage diseases, muscular dystrophies, or with reversible causes, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
* Moderate or greater valvular heart disease
* Acute HF requiring iv diuretics, inotropes, vasodilators, or hospitalisation within 6 weeks of screening
* BMI\>40kg/m2 (due to MRS sensitivity).
* Pregnancy (due to magnesium infusion).
* Chronic kidney disease stage 4/5 (due to contrast injection)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes