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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Magnesium therapy for 6 months significantly increased intracellular magnesium levels (32. 7 + / -2. 5 v 35. 6 + / -2. 1 mEq/l, p < 0. 001) compared to placebo (33. 1 + / -3. 1. 9 v 33. 8 + / -2. 0 mEq/l, NS), VO2max (28. 3 + / -6. 2 v 30. 6 + / -7. 1 ml/kg/min, p < 0. 001 ; 29. 3 + / -5. 4 v 29. 6 + / -5. 2 ml/kg/min, NS), factor k (-0. 298 + / -0. 242 v -0. 208 + / -0. 260, p < 0. 05 ; -0. 269 + / -0. 336 v -0. 272 + / -0. 335, NS), and LVEF (58 + / -11 v 67 + / -10 %, p < 0. 001 ; 55 + / -11 v 54 + / -12 %, NS).