- have any concurrent condition which would result in thiamin deficiency, namely gastrointestinal disorders, magnesium deficiency, liver disease, thyrotoxicosis, B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, prolonged diarrhoeal disease, dialysis, prolonged fever or infection, recent myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery within 3 months), or renal failure