Background: Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a term for an event of heart attack. Hypokalemia is independent risk factor contributing to reduced survival of cardiac patients and increased incidence of arrhythmic death.Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of hypokalemia among patients with AMI. Materials & methods: We planned the present study to evaluate the prevalence of hypokalemia among AMI patients. A total of 50 AMI patients were included in the present study. Blood samples of all the patients were taken and serum potassium levels were estimated. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Among 50 AMI patients, 28 patients belonged to the age group of 31 to 50 years. 12 patients belonged to the age group of 51 years and above. Hypokalemia was found to be prevalent in 24 percent of the AMI population in the present study. Conclusion: Potassium plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of AMI.
Key words: Acute myocardial infarction, Hypokalemia, Potassium.