Background: Modern management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is built on a clinical evidence base drawn from many studies undertaken over the past three decades. Various electrolytes have been said to play an important role in the pathogenesis of AMI. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the role of serum sodium levels in AMI patients. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of serum sodium (Na) levels in AMI patients. A total of 30 AMI patients and 30 normal controls were included in the present study. Samples were collected from patients of both the study groups from the anticubital vein and serum Na levels were evaluated using photometry technique. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean serum sodium levels among the patients of AMI group and control group was found to be 128.5 and 135.2 mEq/L respectively. We observed significant result while comparing the mean serum Na levels among patients of both the study groups. Conclusion: Sodium definitely plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of AMI.
Key words: Acute myocardial infarction, Sodium.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shilpa Kothavale, Reader, Department of General Medicine, Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Center, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

This article may be cited as: Kothavale S, Patil J, Kulkarni G, Kulkarni HS, Biradar JM, Shende SA. Evaluation of Serum Sodium Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction patients: A Clinical Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(1):43-45.