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Volume 5 Issue 1 (January, 2017)

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Prevalence of hypokalemia in AMI patients- An observational study
Gurpreet Singh, Saurabh Sharma

Background: The term “reinfarction” is used for an Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI) that occurs within 28 d of a Myocardial infarction. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of hypokalemia in AMI patients. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of prevalence of hypokalemia among AMI patients. A total of 25 AMI patients were included in the present study. Along with them, 25 healthy controls were also included.Collection of fresh blood samples was done in all the patients. All the blood samples were sent to central laboratory. An auto analyzer was used for evaluating the mean serum potassium levels. Results:Mean potassium levels among the subjects of the AMI group was found to be 3.8 mEq/L, while mean potassium levels among the subjects of the control group were found to be 4.2 mEq/L respectively. Prevalence of hypokalaemia among the AMI group was found to be 40 percent. Conclusion: Serum potassium level alterations do occur to some level in AMI patients; thereby implicating their role in the pathogenesis of the diseases. 
Key words: Acute myocardial infarction, Hypokalemia

Corresponding Author: Dr. Gurpreet Singh, DM Cardiology Resident, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kochi,  Kerala, India

This article may be cited as: Singh G, Sharma S. Prevalence of hypokalemia in AMI patients: An observational study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(1):166-168.

 
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