A Prospective Study to Assess the Serum Electrolytes Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre

Authors

  • Govind Sharan Sharma Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, S. K. Government Medical College, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
  • Mansa Ram Saran Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, S. K. Government Medical College, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
  • Sukh Chain Junior Specialist, Department of General Medicine, S. K. Government Medical College, Sikar, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Electrolyte.

Abstract

Background: An acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a subset of a spectrum of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) that includes unstable angina and AMI with or without ST elevation. Hence; the present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the serum Electrolytes Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre.Materials & Methods: 50 patients with presence of AMI were enrolled as study group. For the control purpose, 50 normal non-hypertensive and non- diabetic persons with negative history of smoking, and without symptoms of AMI were carefully selected and examined in detail with age and gender matched, who were not obese, non-predisposed and physically active. Collection of venous blood samples was done in the study group on the day of admission within 12 hours from anticubital vein with all aseptic precautions in plain and vacutainers for the purpose of routine baseline blood investigations. The serum separated was used for the estimation of serum electrolyte levels. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software version 17.0. Results: Mean serum potassium levels among AMI patients and controls were 3.79 mEq/L and 4.49 mEq/L respectively. Mean serum sodium levels among AMI patients and controls were 131.8 mEq/L and 139.4 mEq/L respectively. Mean serum magnesium levels among AMI patients and controls were 0.89 mmol/L and 1.23 mmol/L respectively. While analyzing statistically, it was seen that mean serum electrolyte levels were significantly altered in AMI patients in comparison to healthy controls.Conclusion: Serum electrolyte levels are significantly altered in AMI patients.

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Published

2021-12-16

How to Cite

Govind Sharan Sharma, Mansa Ram Saran, & Sukh Chain. (2021). A Prospective Study to Assess the Serum Electrolytes Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(22), 130–132. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/3531