Tooba Ali, Qurat ul ain Ali, Ahmed Ammar Ali
Hypo- and hyperkalemia have been shown to increase cardiovascular and total mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Hypokalemia refers to a serum potassium concentration (SPC) of <3.5 mEq/l, occurs frequently in hospitalized patients and is associated with ventricular arrhythmias as well as an overall poor prognosis after cardiovascular events. It is concluded that reduction in sodium level was assessed only in patients with AMI as compared to healthy persons. Estimation of serum electrolyte is of utmost importance for diagnosis and prognosis of AMI.