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Volume 4 Issue 2 (March - April, 2016)

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Prevalence of Hypokalemia among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Observational Study
Pankaj Kumar, Sorabh Gupta

Background: Acute myocardial infarction remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite substantial improvements in prognosis over the past decade.Potassium levels alterations are known to occur in patients with cardiac disturbances. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of hypokalemia in patients with AMI.  Materials & methods: We planned the present study to evaluate the prevalence of hypokalemia in AMI patients. A total of 20 AMI patients and 20 healthy controls were included in the present study. Serum samples were obtained from all the patients for evaluating the serum potassium levels. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software version 17.0. Results: We didn’t observe any significant difference while comparing the mean potassium levels of the subjects of the study group and the control group respectively. Prevalence of hypokalemia among AMI patients in the present study was found to be 20 percent. Conclusion: Hypokalemia is prevalent in significant population of AMI patients.

Key words: Acute myocardial infarction, Hypokalemia, Potassium

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sorabh Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences Barabanki, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Kumar P, Gupta S. Prevalence of Hypokalemia among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Observational Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(2):158-160.

 
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