Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing Serum Potassium levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) patients. Materials & methods: 65 patients with acute myocardial infarction who presented to the emergency department and fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study and matched control group of 65 healthy individuals. Venous samples were collected 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. Control group comprised of patients who came for routine haematological check-up and analysis. The serum separated was used for the estimation of serum potassium levels. All the results were recorded and analysed by SPSS software. Results: Mean serum potassium levels were higher in the control group (4.69 mEq/L) in comparison to the study group (3.93 mEq/L), the values of which were found to be statistically significant (P- value < 0.05). Conclusion: Potassium plays a definitive role in the pathogenesis of AMI.