Open AccessStudy of Serum Sodium and Potassium in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Vinod V Wali
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10417.5083
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , sodium , potassium , flame photometry , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the world. Serum electrolytes changes in AMI have not been studied extensively and there is paucity of information in the literature in this regard. Scanty information is available in the literature about prognostic value of serum electrolytes in ischaemic heart disease. Hence this study was undertaken to study any changes in the serum electrolytes with special reference to serum sodium and potassium in cases of AMI and study the correlation of serum sodium and potassium in the severity and outcome of AMI.