Serum magnesium and outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the GALACTIC-HF trial

In GALACTIC-HF, 10.7% of outpatients with HFrEF had hypermagnesaemia, which was associated with a higher risk of the primary outcome compared with normal magnesium concentrations. Abnormal magnesium levels were not associated with a higher risk of sudden death or ventricular tachyarrhythmias. These findings do not support routine correction of hypomagnesaemia.