Study of electrolyte imbalance in AMI
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Biochemistry - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the world. Worldwide there are 3 million sudden cardiac deaths per year due to acute myocardial infarction. Different electrolytes such as calcium, potassium and sodium play an important role in the cell metabolism, electrical conduction and membrane excitability. Serum electrolyte imbalance after an episode of acute myocardial infarction is common. Abnormalities of these electrolytes due to different causes can lead to a significant cardiac life threatening events. Objectives: Study aimed to compare the prevalence and pattern of electrolye imbalance in both cases and controls. Material and Methods: This is a prospective study carried out on 90 subjects. Out of these 45 were clinically diagnosed cases of acute myocardial infarction and 45 were age and sex matched healthy controls. Blood samples were collected from all participants and analyzed for Serum sodium, potassium and calcium. RESULTS: In AMI patients serum potassium, calcium levels are significantly low while serum sodium level is low but showed no significant difference among cases and controls. Conclusion: Electrolyte imbalance maximally seen in Calcium. Hypocalcaemia was present in around half of total cases. Hypokalaemia was evident in a large number of patients in the early phase of AMI. Therefore it is recommended that calcium and potassium levels which affect the patients of acute myocardial infarction should be monitored, and potassium replaced whenever required.
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A M Siddiqui, Sujata M Gaikwad, A R Shinde
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