Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Evaluation of serum electrolytes in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Dr. U. Sarada, Dr. A. Padma Vijayasree

Abstract :

 

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the world. Very few studies were done to see the association of  serum electrolytes with acute myocardial infarction.

 

Objectives: To determine the pattern of changes of serum electrolytes in AMI patients and then compare with non AMI (i.e. healthy persons).

Material and Methods: This case control study was carried on 50 AMI patients and 50 healthy controls. 3 ml of blood was drawn from each patient within 6 hrs. of AMI, to estimate serum sodium, serum potassium, serum chloride, serum calcium and cardiac marker CK–MB. The same biochemical parameters were also determined in 50 age and gender matched controls for comparison.

 

Results: We found statistically significant decreased levels of serum sodium, serum potassium, serum calcium and non–significant difference in the levels of serum chloride in AMI cases as compared to controls.

 

Conclusion: We found Decresed Sodium (hyponatremia), Decreaed calcium (Hypocalcemia) and Decreased Potassium (hypokalemia) which may act as indicator of injury to myocardium. Further studies are needed to correlate all these parameters with the prognosis of AMI.

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Dr.U.Sarada, Dr.A.Padma Vijayasree, Evaluation of serum electrolytes in patients with acute myocardial infarction, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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